We will apply these skills years down the road when we write our first New York Time s bestselling book.. Make it a part of your day, your world.[r]
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Please use this workbook to study at home during the school
cancellations You can print it and write the answers on the paper, or complete the work in your notebook
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Dear Young Amy Jo
I write this letter to you on a plane as I fly back to U.S soil after spending time in Asia Remember how we used to dream of visiting Asia? A lot of things have happened over the years and although there is still so much to learn, I’ve also learned a lot of valuable lessons along the way Please take what’s useful from this advice and leave behind what is not You will create your own journey which makes you unique
You’re going to experience some amazing things Humble yourself or the universe will do
it for you The world is much bigger than us and it doesn’t revolve around us The people
we respect the most, including our mentors, are the humblest people we’ll ever meet
In third grade, you will be put in a ‘special’ reading and writing class because you’re not quite performing at the same level as your classmates Accept, listen and learn We will
apply these skills years down the road when we write our first New York Times bestselling
book
Read Read Read Make it a part of your day, your world Surround yourself with people who also love to read Give books as gifts The benefits are unmatched
Travel Even if it’s an hour from where you live Exploring will open your mind If you have
an opportunity to travel due to your career, take the ticket and explore while working — especially while you’re young and have less geographic anchors
Your career is going to take off, but please, make family a priority I didn’t attend our grandmother’s funeral because I had a business trip that was “critical to my career.” To this day, I don’t remember what that very important career changing opportunity was Show up for family It matters
Be kind and smile It’s good for the soul, it’s a mood-changer, it’s contagious and… it attracts Kindness and a smile are the ultimate positive boomerangs
I love you and hope you learn to love yourself at an earlier stage than I did
Ajo
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1 ‘Humble yourself or the universe will do it for you The world is much bigger than
us and it doesn’t revolve around us.’ In your own words, explain the main idea
that the writer is presenting here
2 Look again at the second bullet point What can we infer about the writer’s
experience in third grade and how she may have been treated by her classmates and teachers?
3 Look again at the third bullet point Which language feature is used to emphasise something important in the writer’s life?
4 Look again at the fifth bullet point Identify a piece of evidence in the reading that demonstrates why family is more important than your career
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A letter to me