Exposition Writing
We have been learning how to write a piece of exposition with clear arguments, backed up with explanations and evidence.
The structure of an exposition is: Preview (State your point of view and briefly outline the three points of your argument), Elaborations (Adding detail to your arguments), Reiteration (Last chance to convince your audience and restate your point of view)
Here are some examples we have written:
Should all children in
the senior school be allowed to bring an Ipad or an Ipod to school?
I think
children at Korakonui School should be allowed to bring an Ipad or an Ipod to
school. Firstly, we could use them to find recipes to make school lunches.
Secondly, you could learn on them and finally, you could check the weather.
It would be
good if we could use Google to find recipes. We could find healthy recipes and
make lunches for people. If someone was sick we could make them some soup. We
could sell the food to make money.
We could
learn maths on tablets. You could look up how much things cost and you could
also do reading games so you get better at reading.
I believe that
we need to check the weather so that we know what clothes to wear. Also, if we
are going to play sport we can check the weather so that we know if it is going
to rain.
It is for
these reasons that I think Korakonui kids should be able to bring an Ipad or Ipod
to school to help them learn.
By Josh M.
Should our school
swimming pool be heated?
I believe
that the school swimming pool should not be heated. Firstly, I think heating
the swimming pool will cost too much money. Secondly, we would get used to
swimming in water that is warm and wouldn’t be used to cold water. Finally, in
summer the water would be too hot.
Heating the
swimming pool would be really expensive for the school. The average cost to
heat a swimming pool in $120 per month. This amount of money could be spent on
other things like new sports gear. Too much money would be coming out of our
school budget for the pool. It already costs lots of money to keep the pool
working.
If the pool
was heated we would get used to warm water. Your body gets used to certain
temperatures. If you went for a swim in the sea you would probably freeze
because you have been used to swimming in such warm water.
When we go
swimming in the summer we want to cool down. If the pool was heated it would be
too hot and we wouldn’t cool our bodies down. We wouldn’t want to swim if it
was too hot. When we feel hot we feel less energised and wouldn’t want to do
lengths.
I am certain
that heating the school swimming pool is not a good idea. We are better off to
leave it as it is. Some schools don’t even have a swimming pool at all so we
are lucky!
By Ada
Should commercial fishermen be banned?
Imagine being a little baby fish swimming silently through the sea and then bang! You get swooped up by a gigantic net. Not fair is it??
I firmly believe that commercial fishermen should be banned. In the first place, the commercial fishermen kill all the little fish. Consequently, they throw the little fish or any other fish they don't want back. It is known that the commercial fishermen catch endangered species such as dolphins in their nets and kill them.
Too many little baby fish are being unnecessarily murdered. The commercial fishermen kill all the baby fish in their nets and they don't even care. If all the little fish are killed there will be no fish for the future.
Large amounts of fish are being thrown back, already dead. The commercial fishermen catch large amounts of fish, and once they have their quota throw back the smaller fish into the sea and leave them for everyone else to clean up. Nobody is picking it up and the dead fish are rotting and polluting our oceans, killing more fish. Each year 20-40 tonnes of dead fish are thrown back into the sea.
Endangered species are being captured and killed. Dolphins and sea turtles swim into the nets and are caught and often die while waiting to get to the boat. Every year 150,000 or more endangered fish are being killed and that is mostly dolphins and sea turtles.
Therefore, I strongly agree with the statement that commercial fishermen should definitely be banned. It is extremely important to keep our oceans clean and healthy and to keep our fish for future generations.
By Daniel M.
