Day 9 Writing Homework
Prompt : Complete all four formats (letter, speech, email, article) for your chosen environmental scenario. For each format:
Identify the specific audience you’re targeting
List the persuasive techniques you’ve incorporated
Explain how you’ve adapted your approach for the specific format
500-600 WORDS
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- Due Date : April 26, 2025
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1. Letter
Audience: Local council member
Techniques used: Formal tone, facts, polite request, call to action
Adapted for format: Uses a clear greeting and closing, polite and focused on policy
Letter:
Dear Councillor Smith,
I am writing to express my concern about the plastic pollution in our ocean and beaches. A report from 2022 says that 11 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year. This is hurting sea life and our environment.
I ask the council to create rules to reduce plastic waste, like banning plastic bags and helping clean-up programs. Our community can be a leader in protecting the planet.
Thank you for your time and for caring about our future.
Sincerely,
Jordan Evans
2. Speech
Audience: School assembly (students)
Techniques used: Questions, emotions, inclusive words, call to action
Adapted for format: Friendly tone, short sentences, spoken style
Speech:
Have you ever seen a picture of a turtle with plastic around its neck? That’s real. That’s happening.
Hey everyone, I want to talk about something important—our oceans. Every time we throw away a plastic bottle or bag, it might end up in the ocean. Animals eat it. Some die. It’s heartbreaking.
But we can help. Bring a reusable water bottle. Say no to plastic straws. Pick up trash if you see it.
It’s our world too. Let’s take care of it—together.
3. Email
Audience: Community group leader
Techniques used: Friendly tone, shared goal, action plan
Adapted for format: Short, clear message with a subject line and polite close
Email:
Subject: Working Together to Clean Our Ocean
Hi Ms. Johnson,
I hope you’re doing well. I’m part of a youth group trying to reduce plastic pollution. We are planning a beach clean-up next month and would love your group’s help.
We think that by working together, we can make a bigger impact. Would you be open to a short meeting to talk more about it?
Thanks so much,
Jordan
4. Article
Audience: General public (online readers)
Techniques used: Shocking facts, simple solutions, positive message
Adapted for format: Easy-to-read paragraphs, title, and helpful tips
Article:
Plastic in the Ocean: Why It Matters and How to Help
Plastic is one of the biggest threats to ocean life. Sea animals often eat it or get trapped in it. Every year, millions of tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean.
The good news? We can fix it.
Use reusable bags and bottles. Recycle properly. Join a local clean-up. Every small action helps.
We all share this planet, and we can all be part of the solution
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Formal Letter to Local Council
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1. Formal Letter to Local Council
Audience:
Councillor Jane Morley and local government decision-makers.
Persuasive Techniques Used:
Ethos: Use of local survey data and personal involvement in community events.
Pathos: Emotionally evocative imagery of the disappearing tree canopy.
Logos: Specific data (12% tree loss, 500+ trees removed) to justify concern.
Direct appeal: Clear list of proposed actions for council consideration.
Anecdote: Describes tree-planting event to show community engagement.
Format Adaptation:
Tone is respectful and formal, with proper structure (salutation, body, closing). The letter includes detailed factual support and formal recommendations, showing mature civic awareness and encouraging policy-based action.
2. Persuasive Speech
Audience:
Local school audience or youth forum (peers, teachers, possibly council reps).
Persuasive Techniques Used:
Rhetorical question: “Can we really call this progress…?”
Anaphora: “We can dig. We can plant. We can protect.”
Figurative language: Trees as “nature’s lungs,” and lorikeets like “fireworks.”
Sensory imagery: Whispering leaves, hot pavement, bird sounds.
Pathos: Personal childhood memories tied to place and nature.
Format Adaptation:
The tone is passionate and personal, written to be spoken aloud. It has a clear emotional arc and uses storytelling to connect with listeners. The speech builds to a memorable, motivating call to action.
3. Persuasive Email to Local Business
Audience:
Owner or manager of GreenGrow Supplies, a community gardening business.
Persuasive Techniques Used:
Metaphor: “Removing the lungs of our own home.”
Imagery: “Shady giants,” “cooling our streets,” “places to sit and read.”
Appeal to community values: Benefit to customers, local impact, education.
Incentive offer: Business recognition through signs and social media.
Direct, polite call to action: Request for sponsorship or support.
Format Adaptation:
Informal yet respectful tone. Structured like a persuasive proposal with clear “what, why, and how” for the business. Focused on shared values and mutual benefits to encourage local partnership.
4. Feature Article
Audience:
Local residents and general community readers (school newsletter, local paper).
Persuasive Techniques Used:
Vivid descriptive language: “The sun presses down harder… the birds silent.”
Expert quotes (Dr. Lydia Kerr, Jenna Lin) to build credibility.
PEEL paragraphs: Clear topic sentences, evidence, elaboration, and linking.
Balance of perspectives: Developer’s view addressed, but persuasive lean.
Symbolism: “Greenhollow becoming just hollow” emphasizes loss.
Format Adaptation:
Written in a journalistic style with a compelling hook and storytelling. It engages both logically and emotionally, offers multiple angles, and concludes with a strong but measured call to action.
Re-Grow Greenhollow!
2. Persuasive Speech
Audience:
Local school audience or youth forum (peers, teachers, possibly council reps).
Persuasive Techniques Used:
Rhetorical question: “Can we really call this progress…?”
Anaphora: “We can dig. We can plant. We can protect.”
Figurative language: Trees as “nature’s lungs,” and lorikeets like “fireworks.”
Sensory imagery: Whispering leaves, hot pavement, bird sounds.
Pathos: Personal childhood memories tied to place and nature.
Format Adaptation:
The tone is passionate and personal, written to be spoken aloud. It has a clear emotional arc and uses storytelling to connect with listeners. The speech builds to a memorable, motivating call to action.
Saving the soul of Greenhollow- Our trees
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4. Feature Article
Audience:
Local residents and general community readers (school newsletter, local paper).
Persuasive Techniques Used:
Vivid descriptive language: “The sun presses down harder… the birds silent.”
Expert quotes (Dr. Lydia Kerr, Jenna Lin) to build credibility.
PEEL paragraphs: Clear topic sentences, evidence, elaboration, and linking.
Balance of perspectives: Developer’s view addressed, but persuasive lean.
Symbolism: “Greenhollow becoming just hollow” emphasizes loss.
Format Adaptation:
Written in a journalistic style with a compelling hook and storytelling. It engages both logically and emotionally, offers multiple angles, and concludes with a strong but measured call to action.
The Silent Fall of Greenhollow’s Giants
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Dear Principal,
The distratious state of our local park has caught my attention – yet I don’t believe I was the first to notice. I had come just a day ago and had witnessed, with my own eyes, the pollutio which engulfed the park. The last time I saw it before that – two years ago – it was a beuatiful, save haven with an atmosphere of peace and tranquility. Now, it is a destrutive area, filed with plastic and pollution.
As a person who has always cared for nature, the state of the park fills my heart with sadness. I know many people who view this as a sanctuary, to escape from their lives. Yet statistics show that plastic in the area is approxiamtely 1400% of the average park, yet the population of animals is only 21%. This must be stopped. Some say we cannot waste precious learning time just to clean a park. I say that the future of this park and possibly thousand of animals’ lives are far more important than half an hour of learning something taught over and over again.
We must take action immediately. The condition of this park can’t afford to wait any longer. Will you be available for a student meeting, for 30 minutes this Wednesday recess? This half an hour mat just save the park.
We can’t wait any longer.
So join us students in saving the park – before it’s too late.
Dear Principal,
The distratious state of our local park has caught my attention – yet I don’t believe I was the first to notice. I had come just a day ago and had witnessed, with my own eyes, the pollutio which engulfed the park. The last time I saw it before that – two years ago – it was a beuatiful, save haven with an atmosphere of peace and tranquility. Now, it is a destrutive area, filed with plastic and pollution.
As a person who has always cared for nature, the state of the park fills my heart with sadness. I know many people who view this as a sanctuary, to escape from their lives. Yet statistics show that plastic in the area is approxiamtely 1400% of the average park, yet the population of animals is only 21%. This must be stopped. Some say we cannot waste precious learning time just to clean a park. I say that the future of this park and possibly thousand of animals’ lives are far more important than half an hour of learning something taught over and over again.
We must take action immediately. The condition of this park can’t afford to wait any longer. Will you be available for a student meeting, for 30 minutes this Wednesday recess? This half an hour mat just save the park.
We can’t wait any longer.
So join us students in saving the park – before it’s too late.
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Holiday Course Day 9 Writing HW Email about Impact of Plastic on Marine Life
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Holiday Course Day 9 Writing HW Letter about Impact of Plastic on Marine Life