The Little Prince Lesson Plan

Letter to Yourself

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will incorporate themes from The Little Prince into a letter to their future self.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.4

Structure:

The prince and the narrator don’t like the way grownups think. This activity extends from the discussion question regarding how we can keep our imagination as we grow. Students will write themselves a letter that they won’t open until they graduate from high school.

Give students time to brainstorm some ideas or even write a first draft before writing the final letter. The letter should include discussion of parts of themselves the...