June 12, 2018:
Today in class I am asking you to write a letter to your 18 year old self at the end of your senior year in high school. You don’t need to use all the prompts below, but try to write about as many of them as you can during this class period. Since I won’t know how to contact you as a senior.. I am asking you to name it “letter to my senior self” and save it to your google docs. Here are some ideas to get you started writing.
What is most important to you now?
How are you feeling about the end of middle school and the start of high school
Who are your best friends? Who do you think you will still be friends with in 4 years?
How do you spend your time on electronic devices (phone, iPad, computer) social media (twitter/snapchat/instagram etc), apps, games,
How much time do you spend on your device a day? Do you predict this will change during high school? in which direction
What non-screen activity do you like to do in your free time?
What’s your favorite extra-curricular activity now ? (sports/dance/art/music/drama/other) What types of clubs do you think you will have joined by the time you are a senior?
Who is a person you really admire now ?(sports/actor/politician/author etc)
Do you think you will be in a leadership role in one of your high school activities? Which activity?
Do you have a favorite subject in school…now?.. how do you predict that it might change over the next four years?
What career do you think you are most interested in now?
What college (s) do you think you will apply to? If you don’t think you will go to college, what will you do after graduation from high school?
What type of music do you listen to now? Favorite bands/singers etc.
What is your relationship like with your family members now (parents/guardians and siblings)? How do you think these relationships will change over the next four years?
How tall are you now? How much do you weigh…DO you hope to grow or stay the same size?
If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you like to go?
Who do you think will be president when you are a senior?
What personal goals do you have by the time you graduate from high school? (fitness/social/academic/leadership etc)
What advice do you have for your 18 year-old self?
Who will you rely on to help you make good choices during high school? Who might encourage you to make not so good choices?