English 12 · Week 32 · Senior Project and Commencement
Letters Across Time
Letters to their younger and future selves.
- Students will
- Students write a narrative letter using reflection, sensory details, and a clear voice.
- SEL skill
- Recognize growth and name appreciation for who they have been
- What it looks like
- Students recognize emotions about growth and express gratitude for who they have been.
- Content focus
- Letters to younger and future selves
- Format
- Think write pair share
Self-awareness
Self-awareness is understanding your own emotions, thoughts, values, and strengths, and how they guide your behavior. 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.11-12.3: Writing, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 3
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.11-12.10 Writing; ELD.PII.11-12.5 Modifying to add details
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Effective Expression
- Works with: Writing
- Popular books named: Between the World and Me
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 12, Unit 4: Emotional Currents
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 12 (British and World Literature), Unit 4: Seeing Things New
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 2: Final Reflection on Learning: The ERWC 12 Portfolio
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 19: Narrative Medicine
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 21: On Leaving | On Staying Behind
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More self-awareness activities for English 12
- Senior Year Intentions Self-awarenessNarrative reflection on intentions for the final year.
- Epic Heroes and Everyday Courage Self-awarenessEpic heroes and the courage of ordinary life.
- Guilt and Conscience Self-awarenessHow guilt shapes characters and how we handle our own mistakes.
- Identity and Belonging Self-awarenessCharacters caught between cultures.
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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.