SLJ Wk 2 Day 1 Act 3: 'Dear Jacinda'

Dear Jacinda Ardern,

I am writing this letter to inform you about the next decade of our lives has an issue, it is climate change.

Human activities are the main causes of climate change as we increased the use of fossil fuels such as coal, oil & gas to generate electricity, run cars and other transport and power manufacturing and industry. Climate change has been a problem ever since we had greenhouse gasses collecting the atmosphere and absorb sunlight which bounces off the earth’s surface as it traps the heat which causes the planet to get hotter. 

As NZ is affected by climate change and huge impacts are set over time. Floods, storms, droughts, fire etc will be possibly more frequent unless we take action to reduce global emissions of greenhouse gasses which will change the climate.

As well as reducing greenhouse gasses, increasing the amount of trees we have in NZ. Trees are able to clean the air and absorb harmful gaseous pollutants & airborne particles. Trees can absorb carbon dioxide and reduce the greenhouse effect so it can create a less polluted & more sustainable world for us. 

I expect you take action to reduce climate change by reducing greenhouse gases and increasing the amount of trees in our country.

Yours Sincerely,

Anamaria


Activity 3: ‘Dear Jacinda’ [6 points]

The Right Honorable Jacinda Ardern is the current Prime Minister (PM) of New Zealand (NZ). You might have heard of her because she’s in the news a lot! Did you know that she is the second youngest person and the second woman ever to be elected PM of NZ?

As PM, Jacinda Ardern makes a number of important decisions every day. Before she makes these decisions, she meets with many people to hear their ideas and get their perspectives (views) on issues.

Let’s imagine you were to write a letter to Jacinda Ardern about an issue that is really important to you, and to ask her for help. It could be something serious to do with education, health or welfare, or it could be something more fun and crazy - you decide!


Image Attribution: Ardern campaigning at the University of Auckland in September 2017, Ulysse Bellier, CC BY 2.0 

For this activity, please write a letter that includes the issue you have chosen, why you have chosen it, and what you would like our Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, to do about it. It is your job to persuade us (and her!) that it’s an important issue.

On your blog, share your letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.


Remember, you never know who might read your blog!