T1+Persuade

040411 - Conferenced today. Keep using your language resources and your writing will get better and better. Where is your old work please? that way you can see how we have improve your writing

25/03/11- You have some great ideas here Nicola. Please see me on Monday and we will edit this together. We will delete your photo of it and copy and paste it from pages so we can edit on here as we talk.

__ Monday 4 April __

LI- Wright SPELLING- write a persasive text about the christchurch earthquake.

Miss Stovold edited this with me

Living Conditions in Christchurch

In Christchurch there are homes without clean water and no electricity and some homes are even unlivable. Would you like living without these things or not having a home? We need to support and lend a hand to the people of Christchurch.

People in Christchurch need water. They need it for drinking, cooking, cleaning and hygiene. If people do not have clean water the risk of getting sick is increased. If people are sick they can not help others and risk infecting other individuals. When they are sick they can not work. People need to stay healthy and this is why they need clean drinking water.

You can live without electricity but it makes living a lot more comfortable when you have it. With electricity you can keep your food frozen, chilled or cooked. When you are dirty and sticky you can have a nice steamy shower and if you are cold you can turn the heater on. The best thing about electricity is you can sit down and watch TV or go on your computer. Having electricity just makes life that much easier.

Could you imagine not having a home to go to at night where you feel safe and secure? There are people in Christchurch who do not have a home to go to anymore. In Christchurch if your home has been destroyed or is no longer safe to live in, and you have no where else to go you need to go to a shelter. Shelter’s are a great resource, however you have to share it with strangers and there is not a lot of privacy. How would you like that?

Now I am sure you would not like living without clean water, electricity or a home to go back to. Donate money so we can send down bottled water, hire electricians to help get peoples electricity working, and employ some builders to make peoples homes secure. There are several different ways to donate money; you can text a certain number to donate three dollars or when you buy something from a participating shop for example Cotton On, Glassons or at the supermarket you can put your spare change in a box at the checkout to donate. So don't sit around thinking, “Oh I should make a donation,” go and make one now.

Yours sincerely Nicola Davis Room 29 