A Letter to My Future Self
A Letter to My Future Self
October 26, 2024
Dear Future Maya,
It's me, you from middle school! I'm writing this letter because our English teacher, Ms. Evans, gave us this cool assignment. We have to write to ourselves ten years from now. It's kind of weird thinking about what life will be like in 2034, but also super exciting.
Right now, I'm really into art. I spend hours drawing in my sketchbook, and I’m taking a pottery class after school. My biggest dream is to become a professional artist or maybe even an animator for movies! Do you remember how much we loved those animated films? I hope you're still creating art, even if it’s just for fun. Are you selling your paintings at galleries? Or working on a cool animated series?
School is… well, school. I like some subjects more than others. Math can be a real challenge, but I’m getting better at it. Science is fascinating, especially anything about space. Remember when we went to the planetarium? That was awesome! I hope you're still learning new things and exploring your interests. Maybe you've even discovered a new passion.
- Anticipation:
- The act of looking forward to something.
- Professional:
- Engaged in a specific occupation for pay or as a means of livelihood.
- Passion:
- A strong and barely controllable emotion.
- assignment:
- A task or piece of work given to a student or worker to complete.
- fascinating:
- Extremely interesting or exciting to learn about.
- planetarium:
- A special building with a curved ceiling where images of stars, planets, and space are shown.
- marathon:
- A long-distance running race that requires a lot of energy and endurance.
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About this letter / email passage for Middle School
“A Letter to My Future Self” is a letter / email reading passage about Future Goals, written for Middle School. It takes about 2 minutes to read (354 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.