✍️ Essay Prompt

Imagine that the picture shows an abstract map of you.
Instead of cities or borders, the map is made up of symbols, paths, and colours that represent different parts of your personality, experiences, values, and dreams. 

Use the map legend and the elements in the picture as a guide to reflect on who you are. 

• 🧭 Compass – direction, values, choices 

• 🗝️ Key – discovery, personal insight 

• 🏕️ Cabin – comfort, safety, balance 

• 🚩 Flag on a hill – goals, ambitions, milestones 

• 💎 Treasure chest – talents, strengths, inner value 

• ✉️ Letter – thoughts, communication, expression 

• ⭐ Shooting Star – dreams, hopes, future plans 

• ❌ X “You are here” – your present place in life 

📏 Word Limit:
Write a 250-word essay exploring what your personal map reveals about you. 

💡 Consider how this map reflects your inner world. 🎯 Guiding Questions:

• What do the symbols and elements on your map reveal about your personality, interests, or values? 

• Which part of the map is the most important or meaningful to you at this stage of your life? 

• What symbol or area shows what you are most proud of so far, and why? 

• Is there a place on the map that represents growth, change, or something you are still developing? 

• If someone followed your map, what would they understand about your personality? 

• Which symbol on the map says the most about who you are as a person, and why? 

• If your map changed in the future, what might look different? 

⚠️ Important Instructions 

• You must make direct reference to at least three symbols from the map legend. 

• Include personal reflections or real-life experiences to support your ideas. 
• The essay must be original, written in your own words, and based on your own ideas and interpretations.