STEP 1: Identify and acknowledge your hopes and concerns about life after high school. UNIT 1: Plan STUDENT HANDOUT welcome to your senior year! Congratulations! Take a moment to think about all the positive steps you've taken in your life to get you this far. Your senior year is the gateway to your adult life - the choices you make and the actions you take this year will impact your future greatly. warm-up: fast-forward - hopes and concerns Imagine it is one year from today. High school is over. Graduation has come and gone. You've spent one last summer with your childhood friends. And now, today, you are taking your first big step toward life on your own. Choose one of the sentence starters below and free write in the box below. ● I am moving into my new dorm room today . . . ● It is the first day of class at my new college . . . ● I've just arrived at boot camp . . . ● Today is my first day at my new job . . . ● I am beginning my training at trade school today . . . ● Or choose your own place to start . . . Really imagine you are there . . . What do you see around you? What do you hear? How do you feel? Excited? Worried? What are you thinking about on this big day? LESSON 1: YOUR PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT Property of PeerForward/© 2020 PeerForward; All Rightslesson Reserved.1: Your Personal Mission Statement 11