Our Father Petitions

Identify the number of petitions in the Our Father and what they are about.  

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Our Father, Who art in heaven

Hallowed be Thy Name;

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us;

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil. Amen.

1 “Give us this day our daily bread” is asking for food and for things we need to survive.

2 “Forgive us our trespasses” is asking for forgiveness for our sins, for our wrongdoings and for us not being perfect.

3 “Lead us not into temptation” is asking God to help us not be tempted to do the wrong thing

4 “Deliver us from evil” is asking God to help us stay on the right path and rescue us from evil if we turn to the wrong path.

Adopting A Pet!

Analyse text to identify examples of ethos, pathos and logos.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	“Owning a pet from the pound or Animal Rescue League has many advantages.” The author’s first statement states that he or she is trying to persuade us (the audience) to adopting a pet.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	The author has mentioned the advantages of having a pet e.g it makes you feel happy, it will teach kids about responsibility, adopting a pet is cheaper that buy one from a fancy pet store and some pets give protection.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	“Pets bring lots of happy times to families.” He or she used how pets can help you with your emotions.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	The author has mentioned that having a pet it good for the family and the animal because the animal have a new home and family and the family will be very happy taking care of him.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause	No
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations	Yes	She or he used the information above in logo.

The analysis above is based on the writing bellow

Owning a pet from the pound or Animal Rescue League has many advantages. First of all, a child feels good about rescuing an abandoned or abused animal and giving it a whole new life. Besides, if the animals from the pound aren’t adopted right away, they might be put to sleep. Having a pet also means lots of responsibilities. A child has to feed, clean up after, brush, and exercise the pet.

Another great advantage of having a pet from the pound is the price of these cute and cuddly animals. Pets from the pound cost only a few dollars while pets at a fancy pet store can cost hundreds of dollars.

Once you adopt a pet from the Animal Rescue League, it will quickly become a part of your family. If you are thinking of adopting a pet, you might consider choosing a dog or a cat. Dogs and cats can bring lots of happy times to a family, and they can be excellent companions for a person who lives alone or someone who has lost a loved one. Dogs are also a wonderful source of protection. Cats are funny, and they may help to calm people down when they are sad or mad.

Please consider adopting an animal. If you remember all of the advantages of adopting a pet from the pound, you might find the bird, mouse, hamster, dog, or cat of your choice.

Birds Eating Plastic!!

WALT use ethos, pathos and logos in a persuasive writing. 

I truly believe that plastic is the cause of the millions of bird deaths around the world. Thousands and millions of birds are dying because of the floating rubbish all over the sea.
Firstly it's unfair that another  living creature is dying because of people that don't dispose of their rubbish properly. It's not right that people are littering and not thinking about the consequences of their actions. One of the birds could be a mother and unknowingly feed the plastic to the baby which could be harmful. Or the mother could die soon after the egg hatches because of the plastic that has been consumed by the bird and we know that plastic is not biodegradable.

Secondly, there is something greater that is causing this. When birds fly over the ocean they see floating plastic and eat it. The rubbish is from a whole island made of rubbish. No land, no living things and when the tides go out it pushes rubbish in all directions.
Thirdly, it does not end there.  After the bird eats the plastic or rubbish they die. After they die their body disintegrates and turn into dust but the plastic won't. Once the bird is dust, the tide comes and washes it away it also takes the plastic back until it’s eaten by another bird.

Plastic is the reason thousands of millions of birds are dying everywhere. Birds might just be one of them. Soon other animal like turtles, ducks and fish might also eat plastic and rubbish. So let us become aware of the danger of these species. Stop littering before it’s too late!

Homework should be Banned!!

WALT analyse text to identify examples of ethos, pathos and logos. 

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	“Most little kids get far  too much homework” The author has started  with a statement that  clearly states kids have  too much homework.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	The authors used three  clearly written out statements.  She used facts about how  homework limits time  causing kids to not have  enough time anything else.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	She also added the point of view of parents and the stress and frustration of kids and their homework.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	The author has made the audience feel the exact same thing.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations	Yes	She used facts about how homework takes time away from more important  things like health and  refreshing your brain  and about the stress  and frustration for kids and parents because  of homework.

Should we Pay for Plastic Bags?

WALT analyse text to identify examples of ethos, pathos and logos. 

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	“People should pay for the plastic bags they use for  shopping” The author’s opening statement clearly states what he is trying explained.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	The author has explained the  consequences of plastic. e.g 1 plastic bag last 1000  years, very harmful to marine life and wildlife and the downfalls of making it.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	The author has explained  that plastic affects us all  e.g that the pollution from  making plastic is poisoning  the air water and land.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	Author has explained that  recycling will help not just yourself but the whole world.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause	Yes	“We need to reduce the  number of plastic bags in  the environment. Making people play will help to  stop them using plastic  bags and force them to  use reusable bags for shopping”
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations	Yes	The author use evidence  like the information above  and e.g Plastic is especially  harmful to the ocean. Plastic takes 1000 years  to finally disintegrate. Plastic is dangerous to our animals, because  plastic takes a long time to disintegrate, so when  an animal eats plastic it will die.