We are each writing a letter to a current leader in Canada. We got to choose the issue we want to speak up about and learned who the appropriate leader is to help us with that issue. We talked about the different levels of community and who is in charge of what:
Now, we're writing 3-paragraph letters to help make change!
Student Quotes
"I think we're doing this because it's important to learn how to use your voice and know when to speak up about something." ~ Finnley
"We are helping Earth. We need water for the Earth. It will be good. When we drink water, we will not be thirsty." ~ Jaivivaan
"It made me really confident because we weren't writing a letter to someone you knew, we were writing to a person really far and we don't know that person." ~ MM
"I almost fainted at the start but then I got in to it and I was confident." ~ LD
"I was really nervous at the start because I thought the government was going to give me trouble because I was telling him to change something but then I got on the Chromebook and felt more confident." ~ Fox
"First I felt this was not gonna happen. How we gonna send a message to the leader of Canada. Then, Ms Elder talked about it and explained it. Then, I see how it works." ~ SS
"First, I felt a bit scared because we were gonna send a letter to someone big and important like Justin Trudeau. Then, when I was on the Chromebook, I was feeling confident because I'm helping Canadians get clean water." ~ Felicia
"I got a little bit scared at first because I thought my sentences were not gonna be good for him but then when I edited with Ms Elder, I think it got better." ~ Viljo
