THE WRONG CROWD – A Complete CBC Junior School Stage Play & Story Book
By Mwana wa Zaburi – From Dudi, Nyanza Province, Kenya
CBC ALIGNED: Grade 7, 8, 9 – Performing Arts, Life Skills, English
THEME: Good Choices, Peer Pressure, Integrity, Self-Awareness
COMPETENCY: Self-Efficacy, Citizenship, Critical Thinking
SYNOPSIS:
Juma is a bright boy in Class 8 at Dudi Junior School. He is top 5 in class, loves football, and dreams of joining Kanga High School. His good friends are Otis (loves books) and Achieng (loves science) – they study together under the mango tree.
One Monday, three new boys from town join Class 8 – Brian, Kevin and Mark. They have expensive phones, cool haircuts, speak sheng, and seem like the “cool guys.” They tell Juma: “Why walk with those bookworms? Come with us.”
Juma feels special. He wants to belong. He leaves his real friends and follows the cool crowd behind the latrines to watch videos instead of revising.
Slowly, small compromises start:
Day 1: Skip prep to play PlayStation
Day 2: Lie that he is sick to leave school early
Day 3: Watch rude videos to fit in
Day 4: Use his lunch money KSh 50 to buy mandazi for them
Mama notices: “Where are Otis and Achieng? Who are these new boys?”
Grades drop: From position 5 to 12 to 19 in one month.
Then comes THE TEST: End term Agriculture exam is next week. Brian says: “We have exam paper photo from staffroom. You are clever, trusted by teachers. You go take photo, no one suspects you. If you don’t, you are not our friend.”
Fear of being alone is stronger than conscience. Juma whispers: “Okay… just this once…”
Saturday 6am, staffroom door open, envelope “CLASS 8 AGRICULTURE EXAM – DO NOT OPEN” on Teacher Wafula’s table. Hands shaking, Juma takes photos. Click click click.
Monday exam – Teacher notices torn envelope. Sees Kevin writing answers word-for-word, even with teacher’s spelling mistake! Principal called. Kevin confesses: “Juma brought photos.”
Consequences: 2 weeks suspension, ZERO in Agriculture, manual work slashing compound, parents called – shame.
During suspension, Brian, Kevin, Mark never call. They have new cool boy. Wrong crowd used him and left him.
But Otis and Achieng walk 1km in hot sun to bring him notes: “Real friends don’t leave when you are in trouble. Real friends tell truth even when it hurts.”
Juma returns humble, apologizes, leaves wrong crowd, works hard. Grades come back: 19 to 12 to 8 to 4. Selected to Kanga High School.
At graduation speech: “Wrong crowd claps when you fall. Right crowd lifts you when you fall. Show me your friends and I show you your future.”
THE WRONG CROWD teaches learners:
✓ Small compromises become big consequences
✓ Real friends tell truth, fake friends tell you what you want to hear
✓ It is better to be alone than in wrong crowd
✓ Bad company corrupts good character – 1 Corinthians 15:33
✓ Your choices today shape your future tomorrow
✓ How to say NO with courage
WHAT IS INSIDE (10 Pages):
– Chapter 1: The New Friends
– Chapter 2: The Small Compromises
– Chapter 3: The Test
– Chapter 4: The Consequences
– Chapter 5: The Realization
– Chapter 6: The Right Crowd (The Comeback)
– Glossary of 12 CBC Values Words
– 6 CBC Activities & Assessment (Role Play, Poster, Debate, Journal)
– About Author & Book
PERFECT FOR:
– Junior School CBC – Performing Arts stage play
– Life Skills lessons on Peer Pressure
– Class 7,8,9 set book for values
– Guidance and Counseling
– Home reading for character building
AUTHOR:
Mwana wa Zaburi is a male youth mentor, educator and author from Dudi, Nyanza Province, Kenya. He mentors young people and writes CBC-aligned stories teaching good choices and positive peer influence. His books are used by teachers across Nyanza.
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DETAILS:
Pages: 10 Pages Full Story
Format: PDF eBook Instant Download + Print Available
Price: KSh 450 Print | KSh 300 eBook Offer
Language: Simple English for CBC Learners
ISBN: 978-9966-XXXX-Y
Publisher: Mwana wa Zaburi Publications, Dudi, Kenya
NACADA: 1192 | KICD CBC Compliant
Tags: CBC Play, Peer Pressure Play, Wrong Crowd, Kenyan School Plays, Mwana wa Zaburi, Life Skills, Grade 8 Play, Good Choices, Integrity Play
Buy now and teach your learners to CHOOSE RIGHT CROWD – Show me your friends and I show you your future!
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