Stressed-Out Students: How Teens Are Coping with Stress and What We Can Do About It
Reading Guide Questions

1. Notice how the author introduces the topic? Do you think using this anecdote is
effective?

2. What is the author's central claim? How does the author support the claim with
reasons and evidence?

3. Why does the author include information about parents' stress? How does this
relate to the central claim?

4. What transition words or phrases does the author use to show connection between
ideas in the passage?

5. What opposing arguments, if any, does the author include? How does the author
refute these arguments?

6. Think about who is most likely the audience of the passage. How do you know?