Regret
This is the "Oops Essay". It is a writing piece with a central theme of regret -- something that happened due to choices or decisions (or lack thereof) that you made but lead to unfortunate outcomes. It could be a personal narrative that is true, exaggerated, or even completely fictitious.
I estimate that this will take you about two hours of total on-task work time
Steps:
List of ideas and choose one
Write an "outline" (topics and a bit of detail for each)
Rough draft and edited drafts (due Wednesday 4/22/15 at 11:00)
print out your draft and have a peer read through it with you
write comments and suggestions on the draft (they don't fix it, you do)
repeat that process with an adult (use different color and add their name)
Final copy (due Friday 2/24/15 at 11:00)
revise draft based on input from editors as well as your own improvements
reprint with 12 point font and double spaced
turn in each of these four steps with final on top
Possible causes of regret
hurt someone else
opportunity lost
damage to relationship
compromise of your values