For your final you will write 3 letters and a response to an article you will read. Get this done ASAP. Don't forget to write your senior goodbye for publication.
Please create ONE Google Doc and compete the following tasks:
Letter number 1
Write a letter to yourself that will be read one year from now. Reflect on your current life situation. Have you changed this year? How will you be different in the next year? Have your goals changed for your future. In 2022-23 where do you want to be in life? Write about your goals, where you expect to be next year. Things I would like you to address include: fun stuff to remember from senior year, education, career, other, things about your family and friends, words of encouragement to yourself. You may need a little boost or maybe you need a pat on the back. Then – please write a short reflection about this year in newspaper class. Are there things you could have done differently, that you wanted to change? Are there things that you wish had happed differently? What things did you like about class? What things did you dislike? A few paragraphs will be fine on this section of the letter. I will send these to you at the end of next year, after your first year of college.
Letter number 2
Write a letter to yourself that will be read 10 years from now. Reflect on high school, especially your senior year. Address the topic of your current goals for yourself. What do you want to be doing, where do you want to live, who do you want to be in contact with still? Write about fun things you remember from this year (while they are fresh in your mind), remind yourself of those moments of importance from senior year, and address those things you would want to tell yourself 10 years from now. Things I would like you to address include: fun stuff to remember from senior year, education, career, other, things about your family and friends, words of encouragement to yourself. You may need a little boost or maybe you need a pat on the back. This needs to be different than the first letter so don't cut and paste. I will also send this to you next year, and then it will be up to you to keep it for a few years!! :)
Letter number 3
Write a letter to a teacher that meant something to you during your high school career. Thank them and tell them why they were important to you. Maybe you could write about your first encounter with them, or maybe an important moment that they were a part of. Try to write as close to a full page as you can. Of all years, this year is one where teachers need this. I would prefer that you do this by hand, I have lots of paper, markers, etc for you to use on the table. Please pick anyone you want to thank, this is not a specific request to write me a letter, unless that is something you want to do.
Reflective response:
Please read the following article and respond to the questions and share that with me as well:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/keith-m-parsons/message-to-my-freshman-st_b_7275016.html
Reflect on the article:
What information could you use next year?
What changes can you expect to encounter next year, based on what you read?
What skills will you need to work on to be a successful post-secondary student?
What are you most nervous about as you think about college next year?
What are you excited about when it comes to college?
If you could send Dr. Parsons a one paragraph response to this article, what would your write?
Reflective response:
Please read the following article and respond to the questions and share that with me as well:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/keith-m-parsons/message-to-my-freshman-st_b_7275016.html
Reflect on the article:
What information could you use next year?
What changes can you expect to encounter next year, based on what you read?
What skills will you need to work on to be a successful post-secondary student?
What are you most nervous about as you think about college next year?
What are you excited about when it comes to college?
If you could send Dr. Parsons a one paragraph response to this article, what would your write?
