Preparing for the end of the year/the beginning of the year, I had my current seniors write personal letters to the future 9th graders that will be taking their seats in less than a month. It seemed like a good way for seniors to fully encapsulate the advice given during their presentations and would offer a personalized introduction to the school for the new freshman (many of my students even translated their letters so that the activity would be made available to new ESL students).

As always, I required students to turn in their work with a cover page. I’m glad I did. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have gotten this masterpiece: