PT 1: DEAR FUTURE SELF English 4

Goal Your goal is to write a letter to your future self using the simple tenses of the
verb.

Role You are a child and a student.

Audience Your audience is your Grade 6 self.

Situation You would like to write for your future self and reflect on the differences in
your life after two years.

Product A five-paragraph personal letter

Standard See attached rubric.

Objective/s being targeted:

1. Construct declarative and interrogative sentences using verbs in simple past and future
tense.
2. Create a document that, years from now, will have significant value to you

Procedures:

1. Write your letter to your future self.

2. Copy and paste your work on Grammarly. Correct the identified errors in your letter..
3. Submit your work on Aralinks Forum. Your letter must be at least five paragraphs with
five sentences each. The following topics are suggestions.

A. ME, NOW: my hopes, fears, dearms, goals, problems, concerns, likes, dislikes, joys,
frustrations; what I like about myself; what I don’t like about myself; what I’m proud of;
what I think about; what bothers me; who I am, etc.
B. MY WORLD: a description of my home, bedroom, school, neighborhood, town; my
favorite places to go; pet(s), possessions, clothes, religion, current events; FAVORITES -
books, music groups, movies, TV, etc.
C. WHAT I DO: my hobbies, pastimes, sports, school activities, what I do with friends,
favorite snacks and foods, chores, how I spend my weekends and vacations, special
activities I do, organizations I belong to, etc.
D. PEOPLE IN MY LIFE: my family, siblings, aunt & uncles, grandparents, friends, best
friend(s), teachers, people I admire and respect, important people in my life, etc.
E. MY FUTURE: predictions, what I want to do, my long range intentions; what I’m looking
forward to; what I’m dreaming; my goals; my hopes and fears for the world, etc.

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PT 1: DEAR FUTURE SELF English 4

Rubric

Criteria 5 4 3

Proficient Approaching Needs

Proficiency Improvement

Format (5) The letter complies The letter complies The letter complies
with all the with several of the with 50% the
requirements of a requirements of a requirements of a
personal letter. personal letter. personal letter.

Ideas (given for Ideas were Ideas were Ideas were

each paragraph in expressed in an expressed in a clear expressed in a
the body) (25) exceptionally clear and organized somewhat clear
and organized manner, It was easy and organized
manner, It was easy to understand the manner, It was easy
to understand the writer’s ideas and to understand the
writer’s ideas and main points. writer’s ideas and
main points. main points.

Details (5) Several specific Specific details Few details support

details support the support the points the points of the
points of the writer of the writer that writer that
that demonstrate demonstrate and demonstrate and
and further the further the further the
understanding of understanding of understanding of
the letter’s topic. the letter’s topic. the letter’s topic.

Sentences & All sentences are Most sentences are Few sentences are
Grammar (5) complete, well- complete, well- complete, well-
constructed and of constructed and of constructed and of
varied structure. varied structure. varied structure.
There is no error in There are one to There are four or
the use of nouns, three errors in the more errors in the
pronouns, and use of nouns, use of nouns,
subject-verb pronouns, and pronouns, and
agreement. subject-verb subject-verb
agreement. agreement.

Spelling, The letter has no The letter has one The letter has four
Capitalization, and error in spelling, to three errors in or more errors in
Punctuation (5) capitalization, and spelling, spelling,
punctuation. capitalization, and capitalization, and
punctuation. punctuation.

Total: 45

Adapted from https://tlclanguagearts5-7.weebly.com/letter-to-your-future-self.html

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