English 10 · Week 29 · Memoir, Dystopia, and Leadership
Writing Personal Essays
Drafting a personal essay that reflects on growth.
- Students will
- Students draft a reflective personal essay with narrative and reflection.
- SEL skill
- Turn an experience into an insight and name the strength behind it
- What it looks like
- Students make meaning from their experiences and recognize growth.
- Content focus
- Personal essay drafting
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-awareness
Self-awareness means noticing your own emotions, thoughts, values, and strengths and seeing how they shape what you do. More self-awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- W.9-10.3: Writing, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 3
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.9-10.10 Writing; ELD.PII.9-10.5 Modifying to add details
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Effective Expression
- Works with: Writing
Fits these textbook chapters
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More self-awareness activities for English 10
- Where I Come From Self-awarenessStudents write a where I am from poem or vignette honoring the places and people that shaped them.
- The Hero's Journey and Mine Self-awarenessMapping the hero's journey in a text and in a challenge students faced.
- Symbols That Carry Meaning Self-awarenessSymbols in literature and objects that carry personal meaning.
- Semester Reflection Self-awarenessReflective letter on growth and goals.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.