Middle School Memories: ABC Book

7th Grade English

Directions: You will create an ABC memory book, reflecting upon your middle school year as
well as some fond memories from your youth. You should have no more than 2 entries per page.
Each entry should be at least 3-5 sentences long. At least 10 drawings must be included in the
book. Mechanics, neatness, color usage, and creativity will count!
A = Advice What are three pieces of advice you would give younger students before you leave?
What is one piece of good advice you wish previous students had given you?
B = Bad Why do bad things happen to good people? Did anything bad happen to you this year?
If not, then count your blessings. In this section of your book, write about a bad thing that
happened to you and what you gained from it or write about a blessing something good that
happened.
C = Changes What major changes have taken place in the world about you this year? What
changes have occurred in your school? Your community? Your life? What has changed the most
about you?
D = Difficult Decisions Discuss at least two difficult decisions you had to make this year.
Explain how you made them and why each was difficult.
E = Exciting or Embarrassing Moment Describe either an exciting or embarrassing moment
you had this year. (If its really embarrassing, spare the details!)
F = Friendship Saying goodbye to an old friend and moving on to meet new onesthis time of
the year can be hard when you begin to realize that. Write a poem or journal entry with your
thoughts on this.
G = Growth What goals have you accomplished this year? How are you different now than you
were a year ago? Discuss three things you have learned about yourself this year.
H = Hardest Explain which of the subjects you have studied this year has been the hardest for
you and explain why.
I = Identify Identify the person who has the greatest influence on you. Explain how they have
influenced you.
J = Junk Describe the junk that you have had in your locker one time or another this year.
K = Key Discuss what you think has been the key to your success this year, whether
academically or in sports or other activities. Or discuss what has kept you from being successful.
L = Lasting Memory Years from now when you look back on this year, what is one memory
that will come to mind? Why?
M = Music What do you listen to? Why? Has your musical choice changed over the course of
the year? How and why?

N = Nervous Moment Describe a moment this year that was nerve-racking for you and explain
how you handled or did not handle your nerves.
O = Opinion Discuss two problems you see facing teens your age today and give your opinion
on how teens should handle them.
P = Pet Peeves Name three pet peeves youve had this year. Explain why theyve bothered you.
Q = Quote Write a quote that in some way relates to you. Explain how it relates to you. What
does it mean to you?
R = Regrets What are some regrets that you have had this year things you wish you had done
or said, or NOT done and said.
S = Satisfaction What was the most satisfying moment of Seventh Grade? Was it a grade you
received, athletic achievement, an award? Describe it.
T = Time Well Spent What are some examples of your time well spent? Times that you look
back on and realize you did a good job, had a great time, or did something that someone will
remember.
U = U-Turn When was a time in your life that you wished you could have made a U-Turn and
go back and relive it or do it over again in a different way?
V = Vacant You can create an entry of your choice here!
W = Watchful Eyes What are your favorite things to watch and to think about? Think about
sitting on a park bench, what would you most like to observe and why?
X = Xed Out What are some examples of things you have done that you wish could be Xed out
of your life? Like something dumb you did or something you said that you wish you had not
said, etc.
Y = Youthful Memories Describe a favorite memory from your youth that you will always carry
with you.
Z = Zoo Relations What is the animal that you can most relate to? Why?

Point Values:

Entries: 78 (3 points per entry-includes content and mechanics)

Artwork: 20 (include color, neatnessneed at least 10)
Cover:
2 (includes title, your name, decoration)

Name: ___________________________________ Due: ______________ Total _________/100