Following a very moving interview I heard this week, I've asked students to write an Obituary that would suit the life they hope to lead. The woman I heard being interviewed, Roz Savage, had just recently published a book based on her experience rowing across the Atlantic Ocean.
Savage explains that she became motivated after she wrote herself two obituaries: one was based on the life she was leading, the other was based on the life she hoped to lead. When she looked at the results, she decided that she needed to make some changes in order ensure that she ended up living a life she wouldn't regret.
I told students that they should be envisioning a date for their obituaries many years in the future--2080 or so. Ideally, this will give them time to write about many accomplishments in terms of their careers, personal lives, sports, community service and other hobbies and interests.
A sample is included with the assignment.
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