Writing Prompt

High School Social Emotional Development

High School writing prompt on making good choices and Kindness

Choices and Consequences Writing Prompt

Your power is pretty awesome when you think about it... your choices spread like waves to impact your life and the lives of people around you. Explore the power that comes with being in control of your own choices and the good or bad consequences that come with them. Scroll down to download and print the journaling PDF or explore even more writing prompts.

  • What are some small actions that can make a big impact on the people around you?
  • Describe a time when your actions had consequences you didn't anticipate.
  • What kind of waves do you want to create How would you like to be remembered?

More writing prompts for this quote:

  1. In this quote, what does it mean to “use your power wisely”?
  2. What is the symbolism of the image behind the quote?
  3. What are some small ways you’ve seen people make a positive difference is someone’s life?
  4. Imagine it’s 5 years from now and the local newspaper is writing short paragraphs on people in the neighborhood. They ask around at your school, or work, or among your friends, neighbors, family. What would you want those people to say about you? How does that affect the choices you want to make today?
  5. Describe a time when your actions had consequences you didn’t anticipate. Were they good or bad?
  6. What is a random act of kindness you could do this week?
  7. What kind of waves do you want to create? How would you like to be remembered?