Persuasive Writing

Room 8 has been writing using persuasion. This week we are writing persuasive letters. Today we did our cross country training and when we am back in Mrs Fale talked to us about self talk - and how positive self talk can help us achieve our goals. We started this process by writing to ourselves. We had to persuade ourselves to do well in the cross country run in two weeks time. This was not an easy thing to do because we had to think of a way to make cross country sound exciting enough to get ourselves pumped up to do well.

Let's see how we did!


Dear Bryn,
This year you are going to come in the top ten - maybe even the top five. I know you can do good with your goal.
From Bryn.

Dear Charlotte,
This years cross country is going to be harder than last years because of the length. You will need lots of strength and power so you can push yourself further and harder. So my goal is to try my hardest and be the best I can be.
From Charlotte

Dear Kiamana,
For cross country I think you should not stop and try your hardest.
From Kiamana

Dear Matthew,
For cross country you need to breathe through your nose and try to breathe really slowly so you have heaps of oxygen left so that you can sprint all of the last part. My goal then is to train and build up my muscles.
From Matthew

Dear Raiden,
You are going to come first because you never stop to chat, catch your breaty, or do up your shoelace. You have the stamina, strength, speed and confidence to come first. you are a champion runner. You will reach goals you set because of confidence.
From Raiden

Dear Floyd,
Try your hardest and keep going and do not stop. I believe in you and I know you can do it.
From Floyd

Dear Emma,
For cross country you have to get out there and try your hardest. Even if you do stop running before you see the stairs, you're still a winner.
From Emma

This letter should only be opened by Miss Alex.
Dear Alex,
Keep running and you will be a superstar at cross country. Keep running and don't stop ! Keep running up the hill and around the corner and you will win.
From Alex

Dear Ariana,
I hope you beat last year's time and place - 11Th. I hope you come under 11Th place - even 10Th would be good.
From Ariana

Dear Kavela,
Your cross country goal is to keep going and to not stop and not to talk along the way to the finish.
From Kavela

Dear Cole,
It is sore and tough out there but you are a superstar and you can do it.
From Cole

Just a snippet of the positive self talk we are trying to learn. Let's hope it persuades us to reach for our goals.

Room 8