Section 2:  Final Exam

Part 1:  A letter to yourself 10 years from now....

For this part of the final exam, you are to write a letter to your future self. I will mail these letters to you in 10 years. The purpose of this assignment is:
1. To provide a record of your life and who you are now
2. To anchor in time your current views, attitudes, philosophy, and
outlook
3. To create a document that, years from now, will have significant value to you.

Your letter must be at least FIVE paragraphs, five sentences each. The following topics are suggestions.
ME, NOW: my hopes, fears, dreams, intentions, 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.


MY WORLD: a description of my home, school, neighborhood, town; my favorite places to go; clubs at school, pet(s), possessions, clothes,  current events; FAVORITES – subjects, teachers, books, music groups, movies, TV, etc.


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.


PEOPLE IN MY LIFE: my family, siblings, aunts & uncles, grandparents, friends, best friend(s), teachers, boyfriend, girlfriend, who I like, people I’d like to know better, people I admire and respect, important people in my life, people who annoy me, etc.


MY FUTURE:
predictions, what I want to do, my long range intentions, what I’m looking forward to; what I’m dreading; my goals, my hopes and fears for the world;  college, military, vocational school, career, marriage, employment, etc. Your Hopes and Dreams Think a bit about your future and then record some of your goals and aspirations:

• What kind of job do you hope to have in the future?
• How much money do you hope to be earning?
• Do you plan to be married or have children in the future? Is there someone special in your life now that you hope to still have in 10 year’s time?
• What do you hope the world will be like in 10 year’s time?
• Will you be traveling?  Moving? 

Include a couple of items in your letter that really matter to you. These might include:

• a quote or saying you want to always remember
• a description of one or two of your possessions which are most important to you
• your favorite place to visit
• anything else that is extremely important to you

Use today’s date for your letter. For the inside address, make up an imaginary future address for yourself. In your writer’s identification, use your current address.


Save as LastName-Future Self in folder number 27. Do not print.


Part 2:  A graphic look into yourself 10 years from now....

You are to create a graphic image of your life 10 years from now.  Open up a new file in Adobe Photoshop.
Name the file LastName-Future Self
Size:  10 by 8 inches
Must include at least 10 layers
Must include a quote that means a lot to you.  Be sure to use text styles on your quote
Please save both as a psd file and a jpg file in folder number 27.

May all your dreams come true!  Thank you for making my final year of teaching a special one for me!  You are the best!