Time Capsule Writing a letter to yourself

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Welcome!
Ms Mollenbrok

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Today
- 5 minutes of reading
- Writing a letter to your future self

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What do you need?
Laptop 

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After this class..
- You have thought about your future
- You can write a letter to your future self
- You have completed the first assignment for your Time Capsule

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Writing a letter to your (future) self

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Why would you write a letter to yourself?

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Step 1: state why you're writing the letter



- Why are you writing a letter to yourself?
- Do you want to remember something?
- Has something big happened?
- Or is it just an English assignment?

I am writing this letter, because...

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How do you feel these days?

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Step 2: Talk about your feelings
When you open your time capsule in the future, it would be interesting to read how you were feeling at the time.

Are you happy, sad, frustrated? Explain why!

Lately I feel......, because....

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What is the most impressive/awesome thing that has happened to you this year?

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Step 3: Write about specific events
Has something big happened this year? Maybe a milestone? Or something that is super special? Write about it!

This year something awesome happened: ..... 
It made me feel like......

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What's your most beautiful memory of this year?

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Step 4: Write about memories
Talk about meaningful memories that have made an impact on you.
Write them out in detail to give your future self something fun to remember.

My most meaningful memory is: ....

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Step 5: Day-to-day life
Give a detailed description of how you spend your days.
Find it hard? Divide it into parts:
This morning I...
This afternoon I....
This evening I...

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Let's write!
- Use all the things you've written so far and..
- Turn it into a letter to yourself
- We will work on this some more but if you're finished e-mail it to your future me: https://www.futureme.org/

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Homework
- Finish your letter to your future self
- Make sure you save everything and put it in 1 Word Document + hand it in on https://www.futureme.org/ when you're finished

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