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2. 3.WRITE 5 GOALS YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE AND 2 WAYS TO ACHIEVE EACH ONE UNDERNEATH THE CORRESPONDING GOAL. DECORATE THE PAGE ACCORDING TO WHAT YOUR GOALS ARE. 4.DIVIDE THE PAPER IN HALF BY DRAWING A LINE ACROSS IT HORIZONTALLY. ON THE TOP HALF OF THE PAPER, COMPLETE THE SENTENCE, I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN TO……………….. ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PAPER, DRAW A SYMBOL TO REPRESENT SCHOOL AND LIST 2 WAYS YOU CAN BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN SPANISH FORT HIGH SCHOOL. 5.WHAT MATTERS TO YOU MOST? YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES BEFORE A FIRE WILL DESTROY YOUR HOME. DRAW A LARGE FLAME ON THE PAGE AND LIST TEN THINGS YOU WOULD WANT TO SAVE IN A HOUSE FIRE. Me Magazine

3. 6.COPY THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES ONTO A PIECE OF WHITE PAPER AND THINK ABOUT EACH ONE AND HOW IT COULD MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE NOW AND IN THE FUTURE: I WILL STAND UP STRAIGHT AND TALL SO OTHERS WILL KNOW I AM PROUD OF MYSELF. I WILL WALK WITH CONFIDENT BOLD STEPS. I WILL KEEP MYSELF WELL GROOMED SO I WILL LOOK AND FEEL GOOD. I WILL SMILE AND SAY HELLO TO OTHER PEOPLE. (EVEN IF I DO NO KNOW THEM WELL.) I WILL SPEAK CLEARLY AND CONFIDENTLY BECAUSE WHAT I HAVE TO SAY IS IMPORTANT. I WILL IGNORE HURTFUL CRITICISM AND TRY TO LEARN FROM CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM. I WILL RESPECT AND CONSIDER OTHERS BECAUSE I DESERVE THE SAME. I WILL TREAT OTHERS AS I WANT TO BE TREATED. I WILL NOT LET WHAT I CANNOT DO KEEP ME FROM DOING WHAT I CAN DO. Me Magazine

4. 7.CIRCLE THE VALUES ON THIS PAGE (HANDOUT) THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU. 8.PLACE A PICTURE OF YOURSELF ON A PIECE OF WHITE COPY PAPER AND WRITE DOWN THESE SENTENCES. –I AM SPECIAL! –I AM IMPORTANT1 –I AM LOVEABLE AND WORTHWHILE! –I CAN LEARN GIVEN THE RIGHT HELP AND IF I TRY! –I LIKE BEING ME! 9.PLACE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR PAGE IN PLACE FOR PAGE 9 AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS GIVEN AT THE TOP.. Me Magazine

5. 10.MY ALL TIME FAVORITES PAGE GOES HERE! FILL OUT THE PAGE ACCORDING TO WHAT IS OR HAS ALWAYS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE FOR EACH CATEGORY. 11.CIRCLE THE WORDS ON THIS PAGE THAT ARE YOUR MAIN INTERESTS IN LIFE RIGHT NOW AT YOUR CURRENT AGE. 12.COMPLETE THIS SENTENCE, “I AM GOOD AT………………………” AND DECORATE THE PAGE ACCORDING TO WHAT YOU ARE GOOD AT. Me Magazine

6. 13.CURTAIN UP HANDOUT GOES HERE. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS. 14.MAKE AN ACRONYM WITH YOUR NAME FOR THIS PAGE ON A PIECE OF WHITE COPY PAPER. FOR EXAMPLE: JILL - JOYFUL IRRESITABLE LOVING LOYAL 15.I LIKE BEING ME PAGE GOES HERE! SIMPLY WRITE THOSE WORDS LARGELY ON A PIECE OF WHITE COPY PAPER AND DECORATE THE PAGE! 16.DECORATE AND ILLUSTRATE YOUR BOOKLET. USE MARKERS AND CRAYONS, ETC. MAKE IT LOOK NEAT AND ATTRACTICE. HOLE PUNCH THE PAGES WITH THE 3 RING HOLE PUNCH AND TIE TOGETHER WITH YARN/RIBBON. PLACE A PIECE OF CONSTRUCTION PAPER BEHIND ALL PAGES TO MAKE A STURDY BACK FOR THE MAGAZINE. Me Magazine