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Middle schoolers craft a letter to themselves describing what their life will be like in four years using a prewriting organizer to guide their work.
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CCSS:
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Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Save copies of letters for use in subsequent years as models
- Introduce the assignment during the first week of school (it can serve as a writing sample), place the letters in a "Time Capsule," and return the letters at the end of the school year
Classroom Considerations
- Requires copies of the "Letter to Myself Writing Organizer"
Pros
- The pre-writing organizer offers specific suggestions for what to include in the letter and incorporates responses from activities in the first three modules of the unit
Cons
- None