Neighborhood Playground

For Paragraphs a Week this week, you will be writing a letter to our city council that consists of two paragraphs. In this letter, you will be trying to persuade the council to permit the construction of a playground in your neighborhood. Remember that every letter has a special format that includes five parts: heading, greeting, body, closing, and signature (name).
In the first paragraph of your letter you should communicate the kind ofplayground you would like to see built in your neighborhood. You could write about types of equipment, landscape, etc. Be sure to describe the playground thoroughly. You should give the reader an idea of what this playground will look like. Yet, remember to keep this to one paragraph only.
In your second paragraph you should focus on persuading the city council to build the playground. Think of things that will be attractive to the city council and helpful to your neighborhood. Be sure to base your arguments on features youšve talked about in the first paragraph. Finish this paragraph with a strong concluding sentence that touches on both paragraphs since it is the end of the letteršs body.
REMEMBER

___ 1. letter format
___ 2. 5-8 sentences for each paragraph, including topic sentence and concluding sentence
___ 3. transition between paragraph
___ 4. five elements of good writing, especially DIRECTION and IDEAS
___ 5. signature of adult who proofread your letter for PRESENTATION
___ 6. clearly reworked rough draft
___ 7. all three papers turned in with neat final in ink on top

submitted by K.S.

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