First Day of School Writing Activity - Back to School Writing to My Future Self

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First Day of School Writing Activity - Back to School Writing to My Future Self: Start your back to school with this engaging assignment designed to foster self-reflection and goal-setting. Students will respond to detailed prompts that they will answer for their future selves. The prompting questions are detailed, so students will know exactly what they can include in each section. At the end of the course or school year, hand this back to your students to see how they have changed!


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Included in This First Day of School Writing Activity:

➡️ Writing to My Future Self Assignment: Students will complete this one-page pre-writing assignment on the first day of school to share information about themselves, their world, their interests, and their goals. Each section includes prompting questions that will guide students in what to include in preparation for writing a letter to their future selves.

➡️ Letter to My Future Self Template: After students have completed the pre-writing, have them compile their information into a letter to their future selves. At the end of the course or school year, redistribute this to students to see how they have changed!

What Teachers Are Saying About This First Day of School Writing Activity:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I used the "Writing to My Future Self" with my 8th graders this year! I plan to mail them the year they graduate high school.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thank you! My students sealed their letters and will wait to open them in the last days of school. We are excited to see how they have changed.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Perfect activity for the beginning of the school year. I had the students complete this, and then took their picture. I plan to give these back to the students in sealed envelopes on their last day of middle school and compare the picture we took on the first day! Thanks for this!!

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