Day 7 Writing Homework
Prompt: Write a complete feature article (800-1000 words) on the Silverwater Creek pollution issue.
Your article must include:
An engaging headline
A compelling hook
At least two paragraphs that follow the PEEL structure
Incorporation of ethos-building elements (expert quotes, data)
Balanced presentation of perspectives with a persuasive lean
Vivid descriptive language and imagery
A persuasive conclusion with call to action
Be prepared to share and discuss your article in the next session.
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- Due Date : April 24, 2025
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Creek of Despair: How Silverwater Became a River of Ruin
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Creek of Despair – How Silverwater Became a River of Ruin
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Silverwater in Crisis
Silverwater creek-the once beautiful creek now a place of avoidance and disgust
Mother nature gives us gifts from time to time, while we ruin the serene and pristine creek of the town, we need to take action, trees swaying birds chirping the sun showing its light down on the creek the green grass feeling as compatible as ever now its all gone, the once picturesque and affluent land turned into a waste dump. The loving smell now replaced by a fetid odour, the clear and transparent water instead a foggy and sticky substance, the greenery oddly turning greyer each day the grass littered, with who knows what.
Conceptualise, a beautiful scenery, a creek, animal splashing in the water loving their lives making the best out of it, the trees having tropical wines attached to it’s branches, the sun giving it’s warmth, on the cold and calm morning breaking the breeze. The sky feels as if it’s a torch emitting out light each and every second, the wet grass feeling as soothing as ever. Just at that very moment turtle from the river comes up to you, lying on your feet, wouldn’t it feel good? Then you come back to the same creek in a months time, and you can barely recognise it malodorous smell irrupting the pleasant odour of the flowers the creek carrying parts of broken up plastic and tin cans, the wet grass now in a fiery state feeling as your being tortured the moment you step on it. Wouldn’t you feel the anger if people started polluting the once peaceful creek who did them no harm? Well that what’s exactly happened with silver water creek.
Over the last 7 months, 12 clown fish, 25 sea turtles, 5 piranhas, 78 catfish, 42 bass, 36 trout, and 59 golden shiners have died due to the poor condition kept within the water, and that’s more than 58% of the population and even more can die if we don’t take action.
For what reason do humans pollute? Why do we pollute? What advantage do we get? Why am I not doing the right thing? These should be the questions you should ask yourself before littering.
Silverwater creek is very old and is a part of the land of our ancestors and where they mostly set their time for hunting littering there is like disrespecting many of our elders.
Researchers spent over 2 and a half months to find out the mystery of the SilverWater creek’s water, and the info they found was shocking. They found several chemicals in the creek which could lead to death and they were: Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, PCBs, Pesticides, Cyanide, and Dioxins. All of these harmful are all caused from people littering in the creek.
People who spend most of their time at SilverWater probably won’t get a chance to visit their favourite place because if people keep polluting there by no time the creek will become into a toxic creek, with all the species dead, the trees following the movements of the breeze disappointed, the SilverWater creek will slowly become a stagnant wasteland. Why ruin or make a creek a treacherous desolation when it brings many joy and happiness to others.
Last of all, I believe SilverWater creek should be saved from becoming a lifeless barren desert as it is a place of willingness, hope, and a time for leisure activities. I believe the creek should be enjoyed and admired as it is an important factor of our society.
BY: Pukhraj