Writing a letter to your future self

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome!

Today

- Writing a letter to your future self

What do you need?

Pen & Paper

OR

Word Document

After this class..

- You have thought about your future

- You can write a letter to your future self

Writing a letter to your (future) self

Why would you write a letter to yourself? (anoniem)

Name an example of someone you would write an informal letter/email to

1. Your teacher
2. Your friend
3. The mayor
4. Someone you've never met

Formal language

Informal language

Hey dude, how's it going?

I am writing this email to file a complaint

Dear Mr Burnsley,

Dear James,

He's always doing so much stuff.

Your book sucks.

I do not think the novel is suitable for young adults.

What needs to be
in the letter?

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Step 1: state why you're writing the letter

- Why are you writing a letter to yourself?

- Do you want to remember something?

- Has something big happened?

- Or is it just an English assignment?

I am writing this letter, because...

Step 2: Give some further explanation about the present

- What are your strengths? 

- What are your weaknesses?

- What is the current situation?

Step 3: 

- What do you want to learn?

- Where do you want to be at the end of this year?

- What advice would you give yourself?

Let's write!

- Use all the things you've written so far and..

- Turn it into a letter to yourself

- Make sure you save it on your computer or