For the past month, students have been very busy looking around their school and the world around them and trying to make it a better place. They have learned how powerful their words are when they write them in letters, signs and petitions. They have learned how they can convince people when they see a problem by telling their opinion with a story, giving lots of reasons for why they feel a certain way, giving a "fix-it" idea, being polite, including important information and writing a "How To" piece to help them explain their solution. (These are lessons from "
Persuasive Writing of All Kinds-Lucy Calkins".) The following is a completed letter that a child wrote to his brother. He explained his thoughts before he wrote the letter. EZ wrote that he was at a golf tournament this weekend and noticed a problem. People were putting recyclable trash into the regular trash can. He wrote the following letter to his little brother:
May 12th, 2014
Dear Chi,
How are you? I am kind of proud for you throwing your trash away so it is not on the ground but I don't...
...like that it is in the trash can because it takes 100 years to dispose (decompose) and my recycling (reasons) are: 1) I do not want the world to be stinky. 2) I want my kids to be happy. 3) The world looks better with recycling.
"Let's Recycle"
I hope this helps you recycle.
1) First find a recycling can.
2) Next put the recycling in the recycling can.
3) Finally fill the recycling can.
There - you have recycled.
Love EZ
Thanks EZ -- this helps us all to remember to recycle to preserve the Earth for future generations.
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