High School New Year Writing Topics
1. New Year Activities
Write a letter to yourself one year from now. List what you hope to have accomplished by the end of this year and what you think you will be like when you read it.
2. New Year Resolutions
Come up with five or six resolutions for the New Year. Write an essay enumerating them, breaking them into manageable goals and explaining how you will attain each goal and how you will keep track of your progress.
3. New Year Creative Writing Prompt
Write a story that consists only of a character writing down his or her resolutions for the new year. Try to reveal as much as possible about the character (e.g. history, fears, insecurities, hopes, motivations, goals, relationships, personality traits.)
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