How to Write a Graduation Essay That Conveys Your Feelings: A Collection of Moving, Ready-to-Use Example Ideas

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Are you unsure what words to leave in your graduation anthology?When you finally sit down with the manuscript paper, you may find the words just won’t come—many people feel the same way.Precisely because your graduation anthology is something you’ll cherish, you want to leave writing that will stay with you and bring back your feelings from that time when you read it again.In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of ways to write a moving graduation piece, along with example passages.We’ll cover various themes like friendship, dreams for the future, and gratitude to those who supported you, so use them as hints to find words that feel true to you!

How to Write Graduation Anthology Entries that Convey Your Feelings! A Collection of Moving, Usable Example Sentences (41–50)

A message to my grown-up self

You’ll probably have chances to look back at your graduation anthology even after you become an adult.

So how about writing a message to your future grown-up self? For example, you could ask what kind of job you’re doing then, or send yourself some words of encouragement.

It’s not easy to imagine, but try working on it while picturing your future self.

You could also set a timeframe and write a message to “yourself ten years from now.”

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How to Write a Graduation Anthology That Conveys Your Feelings! A Collection of Touching Example Ideas You Can Use (51–60)

A story of failure

Why not try working with the theme of failures? I’m sure you, too, have a memorable failure.

It’s great to write about a failure you can laugh about in hindsight, or one that had a big impact on you.

If you write about a moment when your emotions were deeply stirred, it will surely move your readers as well.

By the way, there are two possible approaches: delve deeply into a single failure story, or keep it short and write a series of quick episodes.

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If you were to represent school with a single kanji character, what would it be?

As a graduation-themed idea, we also recommend the question: “If you were to represent school with a single kanji character, what would it be?” Everyone would probably come up with different answers.

Some might choose positive ones like 成 (achievement), 楽 (fun), 幸 (happiness), or 学 (learning), while others might pick deeper ones like 彩 (color/variety) or 思 (thought).

You might even get some that make you chuckle, like 疲 (tired) or 神 (god/awesome).

Each choice reflects the individual’s three years of experiences, and reading them would likely make you think, “I see,” or “That aspect existed too,” letting you enjoy the memories along the way.

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The best memory of my school life

It’s also a great idea to record your most memorable moment from school—which felt long yet short—in your graduation yearbook.

From entering as a first-year to graduating as a third-year, you probably went through all kinds of experiences, from fun times to tough ones.

Thinking back on school events like the sports festival and the culture festival, as well as memories with your club members, can help you reflect on the days you spent at school.

Talk it over with your friends and classmates, and try to find the number-one memory in your heart.

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Timeline of Memories

By turning your school experiences into a memory timeline, you’ll have a great way to look back with friends after graduation and say, “Remember when that happened?” From countless memories like the sports festival, cultural festival, and school trip, write down the moments that left the strongest impression.

By adding events with classmates or club members, as well as personal episodes, you can create a timeline that’s uniquely yours.

Drawing illustrations of what happened at the time or asking friends to add their comments are fun ideas that will make it even more engaging.

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Little-known episodes from school life

Do you have any school-life stories that other people don’t know about? If you write one of those in the graduation anthology, it will definitely be a hit.

Try to think of something that will make everyone surprised and laugh, like “That happened back then?” or “So that was the behind-the-scenes story!” If you’re writing about an episode that involves multiple people, make sure to get their permission.

Also, please be careful not to overlap with someone else’s topic in the anthology.

By the way, as a variation, writing about an “episode that only the teachers don’t know” is also an option.

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I want to help people who are in trouble.

For those aiming to work as counselors, care workers, or in similar professions, a helpful approach is to write a statement that focuses on your sincere feeling of “wanting to help people in need.” It’s fine to write a statement centered on what you want to do—like “I want to do X in the profession of Y”—but it’s also valuable to candidly describe why you decided to pursue that profession in the first place.

Including the episode that sparked your desire to “help people in need,” as well as specifying what kinds of people you want to help and how you want to help them, will make your statement more convincing.

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