Week 8

Dear students,
Today you will start persuasive writing. What are the pros and cons of school uniform? Imagine you are a parent of a kindergarten or elementary school child. You like the school but you are not happy with the school uniform policy.
Your task is to write a persuasion letter to the principal asking her to consider making a change. As usual, you should write a between 150 and 250 words.

Homework Assignment Form for Persuasion

Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

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