Part V: Reflective Letter – Soundtrack of Your Life
Now that you have created the soundtrack of your life, write a reflective letter (addressed to “Dear Listener,”) that explains why you chose the particular songs you did. For each song you will need to reflect on the experiences, persons, places, etc. That inspired the selection. Obviously, you will also need to explain who you are as a person then offer some type of reflection upon the album as a whole. Again, for the purposes of this assignment, be sure that the letter is school appropriate.
Use the outline below to help you construct the letter. You need to cover each topic listed in the appropriate number of paragraphs; however, the questions listed are only there to help you begin thinking about the topic. You do not need to answer each and every question or any of the questions as long as you have sufficiently explained the topic of each section.
Topic #1 – Explanation of yourself (One paragraph)The paragraph is basically a brief autobiography:
• Who are you?
• Where are you from?
• Where are you now? Etc. Etc
Topic#2 – Explanation of the soundtrack (One paragraph) This paragraph outlines your rationale or purpose in creating the soundtrack:
• What is this album you have created?
• Why are you completing it? (because it is an assignment is NOT an answer!)
• What do you hope to get out of the project?
• What do you see yourself doing with this later in life?
• What goals did you have for creating it?
Topic #3 – Explanation of each song on the soundtrack (One paragraph per song) This section is made up of many smaller paragraphs. Song by song, be sure to explain:
• What is the name of the song and the artist?
• Why is each song important to you?
• What virtue did you learn by the event the song represents?
• How does each song connect to your life?
• What does each song reveal about the kind of person you are and what you think is important in your life?
Topic #4 – Final remarks and reflection on the soundtrack as a whole (One paragraph)
This paragraph is your conclusion in which you should thank your reader for taking the time to listen to your soundtrack and offer any final reflections upon this project as a whole.
