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Transcript: Persuasive Writing | Primary Lesson | TVOkids
(soft music plays)
In off, Laura says WELCOME TO
TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY'S PRIMARY LESSON:
PERSUASIVE WRITING.
A caption reads "Primary I-3. Teacher Kristy." Kristy is in her late thirties, with dark brown hair and bangs. She wears a yellow T-shirt and a black jacket. Behind her, a board reads "Welcome" and a sign reads "Keep calm and teach on."
Kristy says WELCOME TO
TVOKIDS POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
I'M KRISTY AND I'M GOING TO BE
YOUR TEACHER TODAY
AS WE LEARN ALL ABOUT
PERSUASIVE WRITING.
SO, GRAB YOUR PAPER
OR A NOTEBOOK, GRAB A PENCIL,
AND START TO THINK
ABOUT SOMETHING
YOU REALLY,
REALLY CARE ABOUT,
THAT YOU REALLY WANT
OTHER PEOPLE
TO AGREE WITH
YOUR OPINION ON.
IT COULD BE
A HOBBY YOU HAVE,
IT COULD BE
A CAUSE LIKE THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO LEARN HOW
TO WRITE A PIECE OF WRITING
THAT WILL HELP OTHER PEOPLE
LEARN OUR OPINION
AND MAYBE EVEN
AGREE WITH US.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING
ON PERSUASIVE WRITING.
AND WHEN WE EXPRESS
AND THINK ABOUT
HOW WE FEEL
ABOUT SOMETHING,
THAT'S CALLED
"SHARING AN OPINION."
SO, IF YOU TALK ABOUT
YOUR FAVOURITE THING TO DO
AND TELL SOMEBODY WHY
IT'S YOUR FAVOURITE THING TO DO,
YOU'RE SHARING
YOUR OPINION.
AN OPINION IS DIFFERENT
FROM A FACT.
IF I SAY,
"SWIMMING IS BEST SPORT EVER,"
WELL, I MIGHT
LOVE SWIMMING BEST,
BUT MAYBE SOMEBODY ELSE
LIKES IT SOMETHING ELSE.
THAT'S OUR OPINION.
IF I SAY, "THE SKY IS BLUE,"
THAT'S A FACT.
THEY CAN'T ARGUE THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE DIFFERENT COLOURS
OF SKY FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
IN PERSUASIVE WRITING,
WE'RE GOING TO TRY
AND TAKE OUR OPINION
AND CONVINCE SOMEBODY ELSE
TO AGREE WITH OUR OPINION.
SO, WE'RE GONNA TAKE
OUR OPINION,
HOW WE THINK AND FEEL
ABOUT SOMETHING,
AND SHARE IT AND EXPRESS
HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THAT.
SO, SOMETIMES WE'RE GONNA
RUN INTO SOMEBODY
WHO DOESN'T NECESSARILY
AGREE WITH OUR OPINION.
SOMEBODY MIGHT HAVE...
IF I SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, "SWIMMING
IS THE BEST SPORT EVER,"
MAYBE A FRIEND WHO HEARS ME
SAY THAT WILL SAY,
"NO, SWIMMING'S NOT
THE BEST SPORT.
"BASEBALL IS
THE BEST SPORT."
WHEN WE START TO GET
INTO THOSE CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT OUR OPINIONS,
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO START TO THINK ABOUT
THE REASONS WHY
WE THINK SOMETHING.
SO, IF I WANT TO TRY
AND CONVINCE MY FRIEND
THAT SWIMMING IS
A BETTER SPORT THAN BASEBALL,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO THINK
OF REASONS WHY.
SO, I CAN'T JUST SAY,
"BECAUSE."
WELL, THAT'S NOT
VERY CONVINCING.
I DON'T KNOW THAT MY FRIEND IS
GOING TO WANT TO TRY SWIMMING
IF THEY HAVEN'T
TRIED IT BEFORE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT
THAT'S GONNA MAKE THEM THINK
ABOUT WHY SWIMMING
MIGHT BE BETTER THAN BASEBALL.
BUT IF I START TO THINK
ABOUT THOSE REASONS AND SAY,
"WELL, I THINK SWIMMING
IS BETTER...
"SWIMMING IS A GREAT SPORT."
I DON'T HAVE TO SAY
IT'S BETTER THAN BASEBALL.
I CAN JUST TALK ABOUT
WHY I LIKE IT.
BUT I THINK
SWIMMING'S THE BEST
BECAUSE WHEN YOU MOVE
IN THE WATER,
YOU FEEL WEIGHTLESS.
UM, IT'S SUPER FUN TO GET WET
IN THE SUMMER TO COOL OFF.
SO, I CAN START TO THINK
OF THOSE DIFFERENT REASONS.
MY FRIEND WHO LIKES BASEBALL
BETTER WILL HAVE REASONS
THEY THINK THAT BASEBALL'S
SUCH A GREAT SPORT.
I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL
OF THAT PERSON.
AN OPINION
IS NOT A FACT.
"I LIKE KETCHUP."
IS AN OPINION.
"KETCHUP IS RED."
USUALLY, SOMETIMES THEY MAKE
FUNNY COLOURS OF KETCHUP...
"KETCHUP IS RED" IS A FACT.
THAT'S SOMETHING I CAN SEE
THAT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
WHY KETCHUP IS THE BEST
DEPENDS ON THE PERSON.
SO, I WANT TO BE
REALLY RESPECTFUL
WHEN IT'S
SOMEBODY'S OPINION.
I CAN TRY AND CONVINCE THEM
THROUGH PERSUASIVE WRITING
OR THROUGH
TALKING SOMEBODY,
BUT I HAVE TO REMEMBER,
AN OPINION IS NOT A FACT.
IT'S WHAT I THINK
AND I FEEL.
IT'S REALLY, REALLY GREAT THAT
WHEN WE TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE,
THERE'S SO MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS
WE CAN FEEL
ABOUT THE SAME THING.
IF I'M IN MY CLASSROOM
AND I DO A SURVEY,
AND I ASK,
"WHO LIKES TO EAT CARROTS?,"
NOT EVERY SINGLE PERSON
IS GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING.
ONE PERSON MIGHT SAY, "NOPE,
I DON'T LIKE CARROTS AT ALL."
ANOTHER PERSON MIGHT SAY,
"I LOVE CARROTS.
THEY'RE THE BEST."
ANOTHER PERSON'S OPINION
MIGHT BE,
"I LIKE CARROTS,
BUT NOT IF THEY'RE COOKED."
AND SOMEBODY ELSE MIGHT ONLY
LIKE CARROTS IF THEY'RE COOKED.
AND THAT'S REALLY FUN
THAT WE ALL FEEL DIFFERENT WAYS
ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS.
OUR WORLD BEING DIFFERENT AND
ALL OF US FEELING DIFFERENT
IS WHAT MAKES OUR WORLD
A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO BE.
BY MY PERSUASIVE WRITING,
I'M GONNA SHARE MY OPINION
AND I'M GONNA TRY
AND CONVINCE OTHER PEOPLE
TO MAYBE AGREE WITH ME.
SO, PERSUASIVE WRITING IS A WAY
WE GET TO SHARE THAT OPINION
AND CONVINCE
OR PERSUADE SOMEONE.
WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT EPISODE
OF
16 HUDSON
THAT WE'RE GOING TO WATCH.
ONE OF THE KIDS FINDS OUT
HER FAVOURITE TREE
IS GOING TO BE CUT DOWN.
AND I WANT YOU TO PAY REALLY
CLOSE ATTENTION IN THE EPISODE
TO HOW SHE TRIES TO CONVINCE
OTHER PEOPLE TO SAVE THE TREE,
AND WHAT THE OTHER PEOPLE
WHO WANT TO CUT DOWN THE TREE
HAVE TO SAY.
SO, YOU'RE GOING TO NOTICE
THAT THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT
OPINIONS IN THIS EPISODE-
ONE PERSON WHO THINKS
THE TREE SHOULD BE CUT DOWN,
ANOTHER PERSON WHO THINKS
THE TREE SHOULD BE SAVED.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN FOR THE
REASONS EACH OF THEM SAY
THAT THEY THINK THE TREE
SHOULD EITHER STAY
OR THE TREE
SHOULD BE CUT DOWN.
BOTH OF THOSE PEOPLE
HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION
AND BOTH OF THOSE PEOPLE
LIST THEIR REASONS
FOR WHY THEIR OPINION IS
THE WAY IT IS.
SO, SIT BACK AND ENJOY
THIS EPISODE OF
16 HUDSON,
BUT PAY
REALLY CLOSE ATTENTION
TO WHERE THE OPINIONS ARE
AND WHAT REASONS PEOPLE
ARE GIVING FOR THEIR OPINIONS.
I'LL SEE YOU BACK
IN A FEW MINUTES
AND WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED
ON OUR PERSUASIVE WRITING.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Logo: Bigbadboo Studios.
(music plays)
In animation, birds flatter over a tall apartment building in the city.
Luc and Amala knock on Lili's door. Sam is with her.
Sam has short black hair and wears blue trousers and a yellow T-shirt with blue rims.
Lili has long black hair and wears big purple-rimmed glasses, yellow trousers, and a pink T-shirt with red rims.
Amala is a little girl with brown hair in a top knot and wears blue short overalls and a yellow T-shirt.
Luc has curly brown hair and wears red pants and a purple sweater.
Kids walk down a staircase and go play in the park.
A song plays that goes WHO'S THAT KNOCKING
AT MY DOOR?
I'LL RACE YOU
TO THE BOTTOM FLOOR
WHO'S THAT PLAYING
HIDE AND SEEK?
COUNT TO 10
AND DON'T YOU PEEK!
LET'S HEAD OUTSIDE AND PLAY
CREATE A BRAND-NEW GAME
OR SEARCH
BENEATH THE STAIRS
FOR HIDDEN TREASURE THERE
16 HUDSON...
THAT'S WHERE
MY FRIENDS ARE WAITING
16 HUDSON...
WON'T YOU COME ALONG?
16 HUDSON...
WHERE EVERYBODY'S WELCOME
16 HUDSON...
THAT'S WHERE I BELONG!
All the kids in the park blow up balloons and the morph into a rainbow over the block.
The name of the show appears in a street sign. It reads "16 Hudson."
A caption reads "Created by Shabnam Rezaei and Aly Jetha."
The name of the episode reads "Tree's company."
Amala puts objects in the trash.
Shamila says WELL, SOMEBODY'S
BEEN BUSIER
THAN A CAT
WITH PUPPIES!
Amala says I GOT SO MUCH DONE
THIS WEEK.
RECYCLING...
Shamila says COMMUNITY CLEANUP.
Amala says HOMEWORK.
Shamila says YOU'RE READY TO
TAKE OVER THE WORLD!
BUT EVEN WORLD DOMINANCE
CAN BE TIRING.
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE
DOWNTIME, VITOO?
(giggling)
Amala says ABSO-TOTAL-UTELY!
AND I KNOW JUST THE PLACE.
TO THE PARK.
AND TO MY FAVOURITE
AMALA-MAZING TREE!
They walk towards a big tree in the park. JP paints a circle on it. He has short black hair and wears a striped orange vest over a white shirt.
Amala says JP, WHAT'S HAPPENING?
JP says HEY, AMALA.
THIS TREE IS BEING
MARKED FOR REMOVAL.
Amala says WHY WOULD IT BE CUT DOWN?
JP says OH, I'M SORRY,
BUT THIS TREE IS OLD
AND UNHEALTHY,
SO THE PARK MADE
THE NECESSARY DECISION
TO REMOVE IT.
Amala says NO! IT CAN'T BE HAPPENING!
WE'VE DONE SO MUCH STUFF
TOGETHER!
(wind whooshing)
In a flashback, she remembers moments enjoying the tree through different seasons.
Amala says BLALA!
I CAN'T LET MY SWEET MAPLE
BE REMOVED.
GUESS WHAT, MOM.
I STILL HAVE ONE THING
TO DO AFTER ALL.
Shamila says FIGHT CRIME?
Amala says SAVE-- MY-- TREE.
WITH A LITTLE HELP
FROM MY FRIENDS.
Then, Sam says WHY DON'T YOU JUST SIT
UNDER ANOTHER TREE?
A TREE'S A TREE,
RIGHT?
Amala says NO!
THIS IS MY FAVOURITE TREE.
IT'S SPECIAL!
Lili says AMALA,
I TOTALLY HEAR YOU.
Amala says YOU DO?
Lili says BUT MAYBE THE PARK
IS MAKING ROOM
FOR SOMETHING
EVEN BETTER,
LIKE A SWING SET
OR FOUNTAIN!
Sam says OR A DIRECT EARTH-TO-MARS
LAUNCHING PAD!
Lili says WOULDN'T THAT
BE AWESOME?
Amala says NO!
IF NO ONE WILL LISTEN,
I'LL DO IT ON MY OWN.
Luc says I THOUGHT
WE LISTENED GREAT.
I HEARD EVERY WORD.
Amala pins a sign on the tree. It shows a banned handsaw.
Amala says OPERATION
SAVE THE TREE BEGINS!
She climbs the tree and says LISTEN UP.
IF THEY WANT THIS TREE,
THEY'LL HAVE TO
TAKE ME WITH IT.
HMPH.
Shamila says BUT WHAT ABOUT LUNCH,
VITOO?
Amala says I'M NOT LEAVING.
THEN OR EVER!
A man says WOW, LOOKS LIKE THIS TREE
HAS QUITE A PROTECTOR.
Amala says MM-HM.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN HERE FOR ME,
SO I'M HERE FOR IT,
UNTIL SOMEBODY
ACTUALLY LISTENS.
A crowd gathers.
(murmuring)
(chatter growing)
(camera shutter snapping)
Amala says GAH!
Sam says HEY, AMALA!
YOU'RE GONNA BE
ON THE NEWS!
YOU'RE FAMOUS!
Luc says SO COOL!
Amala says WHAT?
A Male Reporter says LOCAL NEWS,
CHANNEL 4.
MISS AMALA,
YOU'VE GAINED SOME ATTENTION
WITH YOUR PEACEFUL
SIT-IN TODAY.
CAN YOU TELL US
WHY YOU FEEL SO STRONGLY
ABOUT THIS
PARTICULAR TREE?
Amala says UM...
The Reporter says WE'RE ALL LISTENING.
Amala says TREES ARE IMPORTANT
TO THE ENVIRONMENT
AND ANIMALS,
BUT ESPECIALLY TO PEOPLE.
AND IF YOU PLANT MORE,
YOU CAN HELP THE AIR
AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.
PLUS, TREES ARE PRETTY!
THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING!
(crowd chatter)
Lili says UM, AMALA?
I WAS WONDERING
HOW LONG
YOU WERE PLANNING
TO SIT THERE,
BECAUSE WE HAVE
PLANS TO GO
TO THE LIBRARY
THIS WEEKEND, REMEMBER?
Luc says BUT IF YOU ARE LIVING
IN A TREE FOREVER,
CAN I HAVE YOUR BIKE?
Sam says UH-OH.
THE OFFICIAL
TREE KNOCKER-DOWNERS.
Amala says NO!
YOU PEOPLE STAY AWAY!
JP says UH, HEY, GUYS.
HEY, AMALA.
Looking away, Amala says HELLO,
MR. EDWARD'S FATHER.
JP says QUITE THE IMPRESSIVE
SIT-IN.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO SPEAK UP
WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN SOMETHING.
Amala says THANK YOU.
BUT IF YOU'RE HERE
TO TRY AND TALK ME
INTO CLIMBING DOWN,
YOU CAN'T.
JP says ACTUALLY,
I'M NOT HERE TO TALK.
I'M HERE TO LISTEN.
Amala says LISTEN? TO ME?
JP says NO. TO THE TREE.
Amala says HOW CAN YOU LISTEN
TO A TREE?
JP says I DON'T KNOW,
BUT I'VE BEEN DOING IT
MY WHOLE LIFE,
BECAUSE THIS IS
MY FAVOURITE TREE TOO.
Amala says IT IS?
JP says YEP. WE USED TO DO
SO MUCH STUFF TOGETHER.
Amala says SEE?
THE BEST TREE EVER.
JP says ABSO-TOTAL-UTELY.
AND THAT'S WHY...
SHH. LISTEN.
HEAR THAT?
THAT'S THE TREE.
IT'S TRYING TO
TELL US SOMETHING.
Amala says OH. IT IS?
JP says AND LOOK AROUND.
SEE ANYTHING
DIFFERENT?
Amala says MY FEET ARE CLOSER
TO THE GROUND?
JP says YEP.
Amala says BUT THAT'S BECAUSE
I GREW TALLER THIS SUMMER.
RIGHT?
JP says MAYBE, BUT IT'S ALSO
BECAUSE THE ROOTS ARE WEAK,
AND OVER THE TIME THE TREE
HAS SLANTED TO ONE SIDE.
Amala says I THOUGHT IT FELT
A LITTLE TIPPY.
JP says NOW LOOK CLOSER.
WHAT'S DIFFERENT
ABOUT THE BRANCH BESIDE US
COMPARED TO SOME
OF THE OTHERS?
Amala says THERE ARE NO LEAVES
ON IT.
IS IT SICK?
JP says SORT OF.
THAT'S WHY IT CAN'T GROW
ANY MORE LEAVES,
AND THE BIRDS
SEEM TO KNOW IT.
Amala says REALLY?
JP says YEAH. THEY LIKE TO SIT
ON DEAD OR DYING BRANCHES.
THEY CAN SEE BETTER
WITH NO LEAVES BLOCKING THEM.
BUT THAT ALSO MEANS
THAT THE TREE IS UNHEALTHY.
IT STOPPED GROWING.
NOW IT CAN FALL DOWN
WITHOUT MUCH WARNING.
Amala says THEY CAN FLY AWAY
SO THEY WON'T GET HURT.
BUT PEOPLE...
JP says NOT SO MUCH.
THAT'S WHY WE NEED
TO TAKE IT DOWN.
With tears in her eyes, Amala says BUT...
BUT IT'S MY FAVOURITE AND...
(stammering)
JP says THIS TREE HAS HAD A GREAT LIFE
WITH FRIENDS LIKE US.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME
TO LET IT GO.
(sniffling)
Amala says YOU'RE RIGHT.
UM, EVERYBODY?
I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT
TO MAKE.
MY SIT-IN IS OVER.
(relieved laughter)
JP says COMING?
Amala says MM-HM.
BUT I STILL HAVE TO DO
ONE MORE THING.
She hugs the tree and says GOODBYE.
Later, Amala sits on a bench.
JP says HEY, AMALA.
LIKE YOUR NEW BENCH?
Amala says IT'S AMALA-MAZING!
THANK YOU
FOR RECYCLING MY...
OUR FAVOURITE TREE
TO MAKE IT.
IT'LL LAST FOREVER,
RIGHT?
JP says I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.
Amala says THANKS, JP.
JP?
JP says MM?
Amala whispers I HEAR IT.
JP says YOU DO?
Amala says MM-HM.
IT'S LIKE,
IF I CONCENTRATE REALLY HARD,
I CAN STILL
HEAR THE TREE,
ITS HEART WHISPERING,
TO ME.
JP says I HEAR IT TOO.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Teacher Kristy reappears. She sits next to a whiteboard with a sheet of paper that reads "Steps of the writing process. 1. Prewrite. 2. Drafting. 3. Revising. 4. Editing. 5.Publising."
She says I HOPE YOU ENJOYED
THAT EPISODE OF
16 HUDSON
AND THAT YOU REALLY NOTICED
ALL OF THOSE ARGUMENTS
THAT THE LITTLE GIRL
WAS USING
FOR WHY THE TREE
SHOULDN'T BE CUT DOWN,
AND THEN THE MAN WHO WAS
COMING TO CUT DOWN THE TREE,
WHY HE FELT THE TREE
NEEDED TO BE CUT DOWN.
I ALSO REALLY LIKED THAT BECAUSE
HE USED REALLY GOOD ARGUMENTS
AND HE HAD
REALLY GOOD REASONS,
HE WASN'T RUDE THAT SHE DIDN'T
WANT THE TREE TO BE CUT DOWN,
HE WASN'T MEAN, HE DIDN'T
TELL HER SHE WAS WRONG.
BUT HE DID EXPLAIN
WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT
FOR THAT TREE
TO BE CUT DOWN.
IT WASN'T HEALTHY ANYMORE,
AND BECAUSE HE PRESENTED
REALLY GOOD ARGUMENTS,
HE WAS ABLE TO PERSUADE OR
CONVINCE HER TO CHANGE HER MIND,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO BE WORKING ON IN OUR WRITING.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED,
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A MINUTE
TO REVIEW THE STEPS
OF THE WRITING PROCESS,
BECAUSE WHENEVER
WE GET READY TO WRITE,
WE WANNA THINK ABOUT WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING.
SO, I ALREADY KNOW
I'M GOING TO BE WRITING
A PIECE OF
PERSUASIVE WRITING,
BUT I NEED TO DO
MY PREWRITE,
THAT'S MY THINKING ABOUT,
MY BRAINSTORMING,
SO WE'RE GOING TO USE
A BRAINSTORMING ORGANIZER
FOR THAT.
I'M GOING TO THINK
ABOUT MY DRAFTING-
THAT'S WRITING MY FIRST COPY
OF MY PIECE OF WRITING.
I'M GOING TO THINK
ABOUT REVISING MY WRITING,
SO HOW I CAN CHANGE WORDS
AND ADD WORDS TO IT
TO MAKE IT
MORE INTERESTING.
I'M GOING TO THINK
ABOUT MY EDITING,
SO MAKING SURE
MY SPELLING AND GRAMMAR
AND PUNCTUATION
ARE ALL CORRECT,
AND I'M GOING TO THINK
ABOUT HOW I CAN PUBLISH
MY PIECE OF WRITING
SO IT LOOKS ITS VERY BEST.
SO, ALL OF THOSE ARE THE STEPS
THAT I'M GONNA GO THROUGH
TO GET MY FINAL PIECE
OF WRITING.
TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS
ON OUR PREWRITING
AND OUR DRAFTING.
AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A LOOK
AT A FINAL PIECE OF WRITING.
She removes the piece of paper and a list appears.
She says SO, BEFORE WE GET STARTED
WITH OUR WRITING,
WERE GOING TO ASK OURSELVES
THE QUESTION,
WHAT IS PERSUASIVE WRITING
AND WHAT DOES A PERSUASIVE TEXT
LOOK LIKE?
YOU COULD WRITE A REALLY HUGE
PERSUASIVE ARGUMENT.
I'VE HAD SOME OF MY
GRADE SEVEN AND EIGHT STUDENTS
WRITE PIECES THAT WERE
A COUPLE OF PAGES LONG.
TODAY OUR PIECE
OF PERSUASIVE WRITING
IS GOING TO BE
ABOUT A PARAGRAPH.
SO, WE'RE GONNA FOCUS ON
GIVING OUR OPINION STATEMENT
AT THE BEGINNING.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO SAY
WHAT WE THINK.
SO, THIS IS GOING TO BE
OUR OPINION.
SO FOR EXAMPLE,
IN
16 HUDSON,
THE MAN WHO WAS
CUTTING DOWN THE TREE,
HIS OPINION MIGHT HAVE BEEN,
"THIS TREE NEEDS
TO BE CUT DOWN."
AND THEN WE'RE GOING
TO GIVE THREE REASONS
FOR WHY WE THINK
THIS IS TRUE.
SO, HE TALKED ABOUT
THAT IT COULD FALL DOWN,
HE TALKED ABOUT
THAT IT WAS UNHEALTHY,
AND HAD HIS REASONS
HE GAVE
FOR WHY THAT TREE
NEEDED TO BE CUT DOWN.
WHATEVER WE ARE
WRITING ABOUT TODAY,
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE
WE HAVE THREE GOOD REASONS
THAT WOULD HELP CONVINCE
OR PERSUADE SOMEONE.
AND FINALLY,
WE'RE GONNA TAKE OUR OPINION
AND WE'RE GOING TO FIND
A NEW WAY TO SAY IT AT THE END.
SO, IF I WENT THROUGH THIS...
LET'S THINK ABOUT OUR SWIMMING
EXAMPLE AT THE BEGINNING.
I THINK SWIMMING
IS THE VERY BEST SPORT.
I GET TO BE IN THE WATER.
MY SECOND REASON COULD BE...
IT'S GREAT EXERCISE.
UH-OH.
I DON'T HAVE
A THIRD REASON.
IF I CAN'T THINK
OF A THIRD REASON,
THEN WRITING ABOUT SWIMMING IS
NOT GOING TO BE A GOOD CHOICE.
I'M GOING TO WANT
TO PICK SOMETHING
THAT I HAVE
A REALLY STRONG OPINION.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT,
I LIKE SWIMMING,
BUT MAYBE I DON'T HAVE
THAT STRONG AN OPINION ABOUT IT,
AND IT'S NOT GOING
TO MAKE A GOOD CHOICE
FOR A PIECE
OF PERSUASIVE WRITING.
SO, AS YOU THINK
OF YOUR IDEAS,
I WANT YOU THINK ON
WHAT CAN YOU SAY A LOT ABOUT,
AND WHAT CAN YOU REALLY
TRY AND PROVE TO SOMEONE?
WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING...
WE'RE GONNA BE TAKING A QUICK
BODY BREAK VIDEO RIGHT NOW
TO GET OURSELVES UP AND MOVING
BEFORE WE SIT DOWN
AND ACTUALLY WRITE OUR PIECE
OF PERSUASIVE WRITING.
SO, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
SOME SPACE TO MOVE,
GET YOUR IDEAS FLOWING
IN YOUR HEAD,
AND WE'LL BE READY TO GET
WRITING WHEN WE COME BACK.
(hip-hop playing)
Images of a warehouse full of art on its walls appear.
Mickeey pops out of a graffiti art on a wall.
Mickeey is in his twenties, with short puffy black hair and he wears rolled up jeans, a cream hooded sweatshirt under an unbuttoned red plaid shirt and red snickers.
Mickeey says YO, WHAT'S UP?
WHAT'S GOIN' ON, MOVERS?
WE'RE GONNA BE LEARNING
ONE OF THE FUNNEST DANCES EVER!
DON'T BE A CHICKEN,
JUST DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN! HEY!
Dancing, he says GRAB YOUR WINGS AND FLY,
YOU GUYS!
IT'S TIME TO LEARN
THE FUNKY CHICKEN.
LET'S GO CHECK IN AND SEE
WHAT OUR FEET ARE DOING.
FEET ARE SO EASY.
YOU'RE GONNA TAKE YOUR STEPS
FRONT, TOGETHER,
FRONT, TOGETHER,
THEN STEPS BACK.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, TOGETHER.
TO REPEAT-
ONE, TOGETHER, TWO, TOGETHER.
STEP IT BACK.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
LET'S GO CHECK IN
WITH THE WINGS.
He bends his arms and continues YOU'RE GONNA FLAP IT
DOWN, DOWN,
AND DOWN, DOWN.
He spreads his arms as he walks backwards and says TAKE IT BACK.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN,
REPEAT.
TAKE IT DOWN, AND DOWN,
A-DOWN, A-DOWN.
AND FIVE, SIX,
SEVEN, EIGHT.
PUT THE FEET AND THE HANDS
TOGETHER,
YOU GOT YOURSELVES
THE FUNKY CHICKEN.
MUSIC AND FRIENDS?
Melissa and Daniel appear.
Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and he wears glasses, jeans, a coral T-shirt under a pink shirt and a black cap hat.
Melissa is in her twenties, with long straight brown hair with bangs and she wears jeans, an pink T-shirt and a blue hoodie.
They start dancing.
Mickeey says FIVE, SIX, SEVEN!
STEP TO THE SIDE,
STEP TO THE SIDE!
FLAP YOUR WINGS, GUYS.
HERE WE GO!
HEY, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX,
SEVEN, EIGHT!
WOO!
GUESS WHAT, GUYS-
YOU JUST MOVED WITH MICKEEY.
SEE YA!
He jumps back in the graffiti.
Copyright 2017, The Ontario Educational Communications Authority.
A close-up shot shows her hands holding a marker over a sheet of paper with four empty text boxes.
Kristy says I HOPE YOU ENJOYED
THAT BODY BREAK
AND YOU GOT YOUR BODY
UP AND MOVING
AND NOW YOU HAVE
A LITTLE MORE ENERGY
AND WILL HELP
OUR BRAINS WORK
WITH THAT LITTLE BIT
OF MOVEMENT WE GOT TO DO.
GETTING UP AND MOVING IS A GREAT
WAY TO GET YOUR BRAIN WORKING
IF YOU'VE BEEN SITTING
FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.
IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON
TO WRITING OUR BRAINSTORM
FOR OUR OPINION.
SO, I'VE BEEN
DOING SOME THINKING
ABOUT WHAT ACTIVITIES
I REALLY LIKE,
AND I'VE DECIDED TODAY
TO WRITE ABOUT
PLAYING ROLE-PLAYING GAMES.
THAT'S ONE OF MY
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES.
SO, ACTUALLY I'M GONNA WRITE
MORE SPECIFICALLY,
"PLAYING TABLETOP--."
SO, THESE ARE NOT
COMPUTER GAMES...
She writes "--TABLETOP
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES."
She continues SO, THESE ARE GAMES
WHERE ONE OF MY FRIENDS
IS KIND OF THE BOSS
AND THEN THE REST OF US
GET TO BE DIFFERENT CHARACTERS
AND WE PRETEND
AND WE USE OUR IMAGINATIONS
AND WE GO ON ADVENTURES
AND THEY'RE ONE OF THE THINGS
I REALLY, REALLY LIKE TO DO
WITH MY FRIENDS
IN MY SPARE TIME.
AND ONE OF MY...
ONE THING THAT'S BEEN GREAT
IS THAT THEY'RE SOMETHING
THAT I CAN DO
WHILE WE'RE ALL AT HOME,
SO THAT'S BEEN SUPER FUN.
SO, I'M GOING TO LOOK.
SO, MY FAVOURITE ACTIVITY
IS PLAYING TABLETOP
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES.
AND NOW I NEED TO THINK
OF THREE REASONS
WHY THIS IS
MY FAVOURITE ACTIVITY TO DO.
SO, REASON NUMBER ONE.
WELL, I THINK
THE BEST THING I SAID
WHEN I WAS EXPLAINING
WHAT THEY WERE
WAS THAT I GET TO PLAY THEM
WITH MY FRIENDS.
SO, I'M GONNA SAY,
"I... GET TO...
SPEND TIME... WITH MY FRIENDS."
I'M NOT SURE IF
I'LL WRITE THIS OR NOT
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT,
I'M GOING TO ADD HERE,
"EVEN DURING COVID,"
'CAUSE WE FIGURED OUT
HOW TO PLAY
BY CHATTING
ON OUR COMPUTERS.
SO, MY FAVOURITE ACTIVITY
IS PLAYING TABLE...
I'M GONNA KEEP
CHECKING BACK HERE
TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYTHING CONNECTS.
SO, ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE
ABOUT MY ROLE-PLAYING GAMES
IS I GET TO SPEND TIME
WITH MY FRIENDS.
LET'S SEE.
ANOTHER THING
I REALLY LOVE
IS THAT I REALLY GET TO USE
MY IMAGINATION WHEN I PLAY.
I LOVE IMAGINING AND PRETENDING
AND COMING UP WITH IDEAS.
I GET TO HAVE SILLY IDEAS.
SO I'M GONNA SAY,
"I GET...
TO USE MY...
IMAGINATION."
MAYBE I'LL ADD IN BRACKETS,
"PRETEND...
BE A CHARACTER."
I'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW
TO TURN THIS INTO A SENTENCE,
IN MY DRAFT.
"PRETEND TO BE A CHARACTER."
YEAH, THOSE ARE
PRETTY GOOD THINGS.
LET'S SEE.
SO, PLAYING TABLETOP
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES,
SPENDING TIME WITH MY FRIENDS
WORKS WITH THAT.
USING MY IMAGINATION
WORKS WITH THAT.
SO, I NEED ANOTHER REASON.
AND UNLIKE SWIMMING,
IT'S REALLY EASY
FOR ME TO COME UP WITH
DIFFERENT REASONS I LIKE THIS.
THE LAST REASON
I'M GOING TO WRITE IS,
"IT'S SO--."
OH, NEED TO LEAVE SPACES
BETWEEN MY WORDS.
"--SO MUCH FUN."
MAYBE I SHOULD WRITE,
JUST IN CASE I NEED
SOME OTHER THINGS,
WHAT IS SO MUCH FUN
ABOUT IT.
WELL, SOME OF THE THINGS
I LIKE ARE THE DICE.
YOU DON'T REALLY NEED
LOTS AND LOTS OF DICE,
BUT I HAVE LOTS AND LOTS
OF DICE.
I COLLECT THEM
AND THEY'RE COLOURFUL.
AND, YEAH,
I REALLY LIKE THEM.
THEY'RE ONE OF MY FAVOURITE
THINGS THAT MAKE IT FUN.
OH!
WE CAN ALSO MAKE MINIS,
LIKE LITTLE TINY FIGURES,
AND I LIKE PAINTING THOSE.
THOSE CAN BE
PART OF THE GAME.
SO, LET ME TAKE A LOOK.
I PICKED A TOPIC THAT'S
SOMETHING I REALLY, REALLY LIKE.
SO, WHEN YOU START BRAINSTORMING
YOUR FAVOURITE ACTIVITY,
MAKE SURE IT'S
ONE OF YOUR FAVOURITES
BECAUSE IF IT'S ONE OF
YOUR FAVOURITE THINGS TO DO,
IT'S GOING TO BE
REALLY EASY
TO THINK OF WHY
YOU LIKE DOING IT.
IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S
JUST KIND OF, ENH, JUST OKAY,
IT'S GOING TO BE
REALLY, REALLY HARD
TO THINK OF THOSE IDEAS.
SO, YOU'RE GOING TO THINK
OF YOUR FAVOURITE ACTIVITY,
AND YOU'RE GOING TO THINK
OF ONE, TWO, THREE
DIFFERENT REASONS.
SO, IF I SAY,
"IT'S ENJOYABLE,
IT'S FUN, I LIKE IT,"
THOSE AREN'T REALLY
THREE DIFFERENT REASONS.
THOSE ARE THREE DIFFERENT WAYS
TO STAY THE SAME THING.
SO, I'M GOING TO TRY AND FIND
REALLY DIFFERENT WAYS
TO SAY WHAT I LIKE
ABOUT THAT ACTIVITY
WHEN I PUT MY REASONS DOWN.
YOU DON'T NEED
AN ORGANIZER LIKE THIS.
YOU COULD JUST WRITE
THESE THINGS DOWN ON A PAPER.
SO, "MY FAVOURITE ACTIVITY IS,"
AND YOU CAN MAKE
THREE REASONS ON YOUR LIST.
WE'RE GOING TO BE
CHECKING OUT NEXT
A VIDEO FROM
RAVEN'S QUEST
ALL ABOUT MORGAN.
AND MORGAN IS GOING TO BE
TALKING TO US
ABOUT ALL OF THE THINGS
SHE LIKES TO DO.
I WONDER, WHAT ACTIVITY DO YOU
THINK MORGAN WOULD WRITE DOWN
IF SHE WAS DOING
AN OPINION WRITING ORGANIZER,
AND WHAT YOU THINK
HER THREE REASONS WOULD BE
FOR LIKING THAT ACTIVITY
SO MUCH?
SO, WHILE YOU'RE WATCHING,
I WANT YOU
TO BE ATTENTION FOR
WHAT ARE MORGAN'S
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES
AND WHY DOES SHE LIKE
THOSE THINGS SO MUCH?
IF YOU'RE STUCK FOR AN IDEA
OF WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT,
MAYBE YOU LIKE SOME OF THE SAME
ACTIVITIES MORGAN DOES,
AND YOU CAN COME UP
WITH SOME IDEAS
FOR WHY YOU MIGHT LIKE
THOSE ACTIVITIES TOO.
SO, ENJOY THE EPISODE
OF
RAVEN'S QUEST,
BIT BACK, HAVE SOME FUN,
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PUT
OUR WRITING PLAN TOGETHER
FOR MAKING OUR DRAFT
FOR OUR OPINION PIECE.
(music plays)
Morgan is 12, with long straight blond hair and wears a denim shirt and a printed black jacket with hot pink lining.
The narrator says MEET MORGAN.
SHE HANGS OUT AT THE FIREHOUSE.
SHE'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO DO
SOME BEAUTIFUL BEAD WORK.
Morgan shows a beading job and says AND THEN THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
The narrator says AND SHE'S A FABULOUS
FIDDLER.
LET'S GO.
In animation, pictures of several different kids appear hanging on laundry lines. A raven on the lines flies off to the sun and opens his wings as the title of the show appears. It reads "Raven's Quest."
Morgan says ALLO.
MY NAME IS MORGAN.
I JUST TURNED 12 AND I'M MÉTIS.
I LIVE IN EAST SELKIRK JUST
OUTSIDE WINNIPEG MANITOBA.
A map shows the Canadian provinces. It zooms in on East Selkirk, Manitoba.
Morgan says MY DAD'S A FIREFIGHTER SO THIS
IS THE EAST SELKIRK FIREHOUSE.
AND THIS IS MY
BEST FRIEND ADREA.
Morgan and Adrea stand next to a fire truck.
Adrea is around 12, with long wavy red hair in a ponytail and wears black leggings, a black jacket with colourful details down the zip, gloves, and a firefighter's helmet.
Adrea says HI.
LET'S GO.
Morgan says MY FAVOURITE THING AT THE
FIRE HALL WOULD BE THE EQUIPMENT
TRUCK BECAUSE I LIKE TO OPEN UP
ALL THE DOORS AND LOOK AT THE
GEAR.
THE THING I LIKE THE MOST
ABOUT ADREA IS THAT SHE'S REALLY
FUNNY.
Adrea says AND THE THING THAT I LIKE THE
MOST ABOUT MORGAN IS THAT SHE'S
REALLY FUNNY.
Morgan pretends to spray her with a hose and says I GOT YOUR FACE.
Adrea grabs the truck radio and says HELLO?
Morgan grabs the other one and says WHO IS THIS?
Adrea says NOT ME.
IT'S A MARSHMALLOW.
Morgan says WOW.
I'M TALKING TO A MARSHMALLOW.
ADREA AND I HAVE KNOWN EACH
OTHER FOR A LONG TIME AND BOTH
OF OUR FATHERS ARE FIREFIGHTERS.
Adrea puts on a mask and says THAT'S GOOD.
On a boat, Morgan pretends to row and says ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT.
THE FLOOR IS WATER.
Adrea says THE FLOOR IS WATER.
Adrea climbs up the truck and says LET'S GO UP HERE.
Morgan says BE RIGHT THERE.
HELLO.
ANYONE THERE?
On the driver's seat, Adrea says OBVIOUSLY NOT.
Morgan says HI.
WHAT IF I HIT A BUTTON?
OOPS, I HIT A BUTTON.
Dad comes along in a fire suit.
Morgan says HEY DAD.
TIME TO GO.
(fire truck siren)
Morgan says THIS IS MY HOUSE AND I
HAVE A REALLY BIG BACKYARD.
SIT.
I HAVE THREE DOGS.
THIS IS MY DALMATIAN EMBER.
THIS IS ANGEL.
AND THIS
IS MY
FAVORITE, POOH.
AND EMBER HAS TWO
DIFFERENT COLOURED EYES.
ONE'S BLUE AND ONE'S BROWN.
I LIKE HAVING A BIG BACKYARD.
I THINK MY PETS LIKE IT TOO
BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT MORE
ROOM TO RUN AROUND AND PLAY.
THIS IS MY DAD KEITH.
Keith is in his forties, bald and with a shadow of a beard. He wears jeans, a black T-shirt and a brown jacket.
He strums a guitar and says HI.
Morgan says MY MOM CORINNA.
Corinna is in her late thirties, with long blond hair and wears glasses, black trousers and a black sweater.
She says HELLO.
Morgan says AND MY BROTHER CHRISTOPHER.
Christopher is in his late teens, with short straight blond hair and a beard. He wears jeans and a blue sweater.
Christopher says HI.
Morgan says I LEARNED TO BEAD THIS SUMMER
AT A MÉTIS CAMP THAT I WENT TO.
I LIKE GOING TO THOSE CAMPS
BECAUSE I'M MÉTIS SO LEARNING
ABOUT MY CULTURE'S FUN FOR ME.
GO UP WHERE THE TWO
YELLOW BEADS STARTED.
GO THROUGH THE TWO BEADS.
Corinna says IS IT COMING ALONG?
Morgan says YEAH IT LOOKS GOOD.
TRADITIONAL BEADING
WOULD BE PROBABLY FLOWERS.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT A LOT OF
TRADITIONAL MÉTIS BEADING IT'S
FLOWERS.
YOU WOULD NORMALLY BEAD ON
LEATHER BUT I BEAD ON FELT
BECAUSE THE LEATHER IS REALLY
THICK AND IT'S HARD TO GET THE
NEEDLE THROUGH.
She shows a flower template and says THIS IS THE TEMPLATE THAT I'M
WORKING ON RIGHT NOW AND THEN
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
WHEN IT'S ON FELT AND STARTED.
WHAT I'M WEARING IS
CALLED A MÉTIS SASH.
I LIKE THE WHITE BECAUSE IT
REPRESENTS THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN US AND OUR EARTH AND
I LIKE THE YELLOW BECAUSE IT
REPRESENTS HOPE AND
OUR BRIGHT FUTURE.
She plays with blocks and says I REALLY LIKE THESE BLOCKS.
I PLAY WITH THESE
ALMOST EVERYDAY.
I'LL SIT HERE AND I CAN
PLAY WITH THEM FOR HOURS.
At the pool, she says ONE, TWO, THREE.
She jumps in the water and says I LOVE SWIMMING.
I'VE BEEN TAKING SWIMMING
LESSONS FOR THREE TO FOUR YEARS
AND I REALLY LIKE SWIMMING ON MY
BACK BECAUSE I CAN BREATHE THE
WHOLE TIME.
In her room, Morgan says THIS IS MY ROOM AND HERE ARE
SOME MEDALS I'VE WON FROM DANCE
COMPETITIONS.
SO I HAVE ONE GOLD MEDAL AND TWO
SILVER MEDALS AND THEN THIS IS A
MEDAL I WON WHEN I WAS TWO FROM
THE FAIR SAYING THAT I DID THE
RED RIVER JIG.
MY ROOM IS UNDER THE SEA
THEMED SO I HAVE A LOT OF BLUE.
I HAVE BLUE BEDDING, BLUE
BLANKETS, BLUE PILLOWS.
ALMOST EVERYTHING
IN MY ROOM IS BLUE.
THESE ARE MY TAP SHOES AND I'VE
TAPPED FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.
ON THE BOTTOM THERE ARE MEDAL
PLATES AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES THE
SOUND FOR TAP SHOES.
THESE ARE BEADED
CLIPS FOR MY HAIR.
THIS ONE IS THE MÉTIS SASH
AND THIS ONE IS THE MÉTIS FLAG.
IT'S A WHITE INFINITY
SYMBOL WITH A BLUE BACKGROUND.
THIS IS MY FIDDLE AND I'VE BEEN
PLAYING SINCE I WAS 4 YEARS OLD.
I PLAY MAINLY TRADITIONAL MUSIC
AND I'LL PLAY YOU A MÉTIS REEL.
She plays a piece.
Morgan says MICHIF IS THE MÉTIS LANGUAGE.
IN MICHIF THIS IS
HOW YOU SAY FIDDLE.
LI VIYALOON.
LI VIYALOON, FIDDLE.
ELDERS REALLY LIKE MY MUSIC SO
TODAY WE'RE GONNA GO CHEER THEM
UP AND PLAY SOME MUSIC FOR THEM.
LET'S GO.
MÉTIS MUSIC IS DIFFERENT FROM
NORMAL MUSIC THAT YOU WOULD HEAR
IN OTHER PLACES BECAUSE THE
PATTERNS AND THE TIMING IN THE
MUSIC IS DIFFERENT.
WHEN I'M PLAYING I DON'T REALLY
THINK ABOUT THE MUSIC BECAUSE I
JUST KNOW THE MUSIC AND WHEN I
KNOW WHAT SONG I'M PLAYING MY
FINGERS JUST KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I LIKE PLAYING MUSIC WITH MY DAD
BECAUSE THEN IT'S NOT JUST ME
PLAYING AND I FEEL REALLY
COMFORTABLE PLAYING WITH MY DAD
BECAUSE I PLAY
WITH HIM EVERYDAY.
I FEEL HAPPY WHEN I PLAY FOR
ELDERS BECAUSE I KNOW IT MAKES
THEM REALLY HAPPY.
I LIKE TO PLAY THE FIDDLE
BECAUSE IT'S PART OF MY CULTURE.
(clapping)
Morgan says I HOPE YOU HAD
FUN WITH US TODAY.
MA TWAYR PLUS TAWR.
SEE YOU LATER.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Logo: Apartment 11 Productions.
Kristy sits next to her Writing Plan.
Kristy says I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THAT EPISODE
OF
RAVEN'S QUEST,
AND MORGAN
SHARING HER HOBBIES
AND WHY SHE ENJOYS THEM
SO MUCH.
WE'VE COME UP
WITH OUR BRAINSTORM
FOR WHAT I'M GOING TO
WRITE ABOUT THAT I REALLY ENJOY,
AND NOW BEFORE
I GET STARTED,
I WANNA MAKE SURE I HAVE
A REALLY CLEAR WRITING PLAN
FOR WHAT I'M GOING TO ACCOMPLISH
IN MY PERSUASIVE WRITING.
She points to her plan and says SO, I'M GOING TO THINK ABOUT
THE WHO, WHAT, WHY...
THE WHO...
(chuckling)
WHAT, WHAT AND WHY,
SO MY AUDIENCE, TOPIC,
PURPOSE, AND FORM.
I'M TONGUE TWISTING MYSELF
RIGHT NOW.
I FEEL LIKE I DID
SOMETHING WRONG THERE.
MY AUDIENCE IS MY "WHO."
SO,
WHO I'M GOING TO WRITE FOR
IS MY FRIENDS
WHO DON'T PLAY THE GAME.
SO, I'M GOING TO TRY
AND WRITE THIS FOR SOMEBODY
WHO DOESN'T ALREADY PLAY
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES LIKE I DO.
SO, THEY MIGHT BE
MORE INTERESTED IN IT.
MY TOPIC
IS ROLE-PLAYING GAMES.
THAT'S PRETTY EASY FOR ME
TO THINK OF.
MY PURPOSE IS TO CONVINCE THEM
TO TRY.
AND MY FORM, THE TYPE OF WRITING
I'M GOING TO DO TODAY,
IS PERSUASIVE TEXT.
I'M GOING TO WRITE THAT
PARAGRAPH OF PERSUASIVE WRITING.
SO, BEFORE YOU GET STARTED
ON YOUR WRITING,
OUR FORM SHOULD BE REALLY,
REALLY EASY.
IT'S GOING TO BE
PERSUASIVE WRITING.
YOUR AUDIENCE IS IMPORTANT
TO THINK ABOUT.
SO, ARE YOU TRYING TO CONVINCE
A SPECIFIC PERSON OF SOMETHING?
MAYBE YOU'RE TRYING TO WRITE
A PERSUASIVE TEXT
ABOUT WHY YOU SHOULD
GET TO GO OUTSIDE LONGER
AND YOU'RE WRITING IT
FOR YOUR PARENTS
OR SOMEBODY
IN YOUR FAMILY.
MAYBE YOU'RE WRITING ABOUT WHY
YOU SHOULD GET LESS HOMEWORK
AND YOU'RE WRITING IT
FOR YOUR TEACHER.
WHO YOU WRITE FOR
MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
IF YOU'RE GOING
TO WRITE SOMETHING
FOR THE PRINCIPAL
OF YOUR SCHOOL,
IT WOULD PROBABLY SOUND
REALLY DIFFERENT
THAN IF YOU WERE GOING TO WRITE
IT FOR YOUR READING BUDDY
IN JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN.
SO, THINK ABOUT WHO IT IS
YOU'RE WRITING FOR
AND WHAT YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO DO
TO CONVINCE THEM.
YOUR TOPIC-
WHAT IS THE THING
YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT
AND YOU'RE
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THAT YOU WANT TO
CONVINCE SOMEONE OF?
SO, YOU HAVE TO PICK A TOPIC
THAT YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT
AND YOU'RE INTERESTED IN,
BECAUSE THINK ABOUT
MY SWIMMING EXAMPLE.
I COULDN'T THINK OF
THREE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT IT,
SO THAT WAS NOT
A GOOD TOPIC CHOICE FOR ME.
HOPEFULLY WHEN YOU DO
YOUR BRAINSTORMING,
IT'LL HELP YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE
A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THAT TOPIC.
AND YOUR PURPOSE.
WELL, ALL OF US,
OUR PURPOSE IS GOING TO BE
TO CONVINCE SOMEONE,
BUT WHAT ARE YOU TRYING
TO CONVINCE SOMEONE OF?
SO, IF IT'S YOUR MOM OR DAD
OR SOMEBODY IN YOUR FAMILY,
MAYBE YOU'RE TRYING
TO CONVINCE THEM
TO GIVE YOU
A BIGGER ALLOWANCE.
IF IT'S THE PRINCIPAL,
MAYBE YOU'RE TRYING
TO CONVINCE THEM
TO LET YOU HAVE
A LONGER RECESS TIME.
IF IT'S YOUR LITTLE SISTER,
MAYBE YOU'RE TRYING TO CONVINCE
HER TO GIVE YOU HER CANDY.
SO, WHATEVER IT IS,
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?
AND WHEN YOU GET
YOUR DRAFT DONE,
DOES IT MAKE SENSE
FOR WHO YOU WRITE IT FOR?
SO, WHEN I'M DONE
I'M GONNA CHECK AND SEE,
DOES THIS MAKE SENSE
FOR MY FRIENDS?
DID I TALK ABOUT ROLE-PLAYING
GAMES THE WHOLE TIME?
DO I HAVE
A CONVINCING ARGUMENT?
AND DID I WRITE
A PERSUASIVE TEXT
FOLLOWING THE PATTERN
OF MY OPENING SENTENCE,
MY THREE REASONS,
AND REPEATING MY POINT
THAT I'M TRYING TO SAY?
AND THAT PLAN
WILL HELP YOU STAY ON TRACK
WITH YOUR
PERSUASIVE WRITING.
Now, Kristy gets ready to fill an organizer with five text boxes.
Kristy says NOW THAT WE HAVE
OUR WRITING PLAN PUT TOGETHER,
WE KNOW WHO OUR AUDIENCE IS,
WE KNOW WHAT FORM WE'RE WRITING,
WE KNOW WHY WE'RE WRITING,
AND WE KNOW HOW WE'RE PUTTING
THIS WHOLE THING TOGETHER,
I'M GOING TO TAKE
MY BRAINSTORM
AND I'M GOING TO PUT IT
INTO AN ORGANIZER.
THIS WILL HELP ME
WRITE MY FIRST DRAFT
REALLY, REALLY EASILY.
SO, I'M GONNA TAKE
THESE IDEAS
AND I'M GONNA TURN THEM
INTO SENTENCES.
SO, I'M GOING TO SAY,
LET'S SEE.
MY OPINION IS...
I'M GONNA TURN THIS
INTO A SENTENCE.
SO, MY FAVOURITE ACTIVITY IS...
SO I COULD SAY,
In the first box, she writes "MY FAVOURITE...
ACTIVITY... IS PLAYING."
She says AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
FOR MY ORGANIZER,
I'M GOING TO USE
A SHORT FORM.
I'M GONNA USE "RPG."
FOR "ROLE-PLAYING GAMES,"
JUST FOR IN MY DRAFT,
SO I DON'T HAVE TO WRITE IT OUT
THE WHOLE TIME EVERY TIME,
BUT WHEN I PUT IT DOWN
INTO A STORY,
I'LL MAKE SURE I HAVE
THAT WHOLE THING WRITTEN OUT.
"--IS PLAYING
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES."
ALL RIGHT.
"MY FAVOURITE ACTIVITY
IS PLAYING ROLE-PLAYING GAMES."
REASON NUMBER ONE, I GET TO
SPEND TIME WITH MY FRIENDS.
I'M GONNA TRY
AND USE SOME LANGUAGE
TO TALK ABOUT FIRST, NEXT.
I'M GONNA SAY,
"THE FIRST...
"REASON...
"I LIKE...
"RPGS, ROLE-PLAYING GAMES,
"IS THAT...
"I GET TO...
"SPEND TIME...
"WITH MY FRIENDS."
THE GREAT THING
ABOUT DOING THIS
IS IT'S GONNA BE REALLY EASY
FOR ME TO TAKE THESE IDEAS
AND TURN THEM INTO A STORY
OR TURN THEM INTO A PARAGRAPH,
BECAUSE I'M COMING UP WITH IDEAS
FOR MY SENTENCES HERE.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY THINK
WHEN I MADE MY PLAN,
I WANTED TO CONVINCE PEOPLE
TO PLAY ROLE-PLAYING GAMES,
SO I'M GONNA CHANGE MY OPINION
A LITTLE BIT.
I'M GONNA SAY
MY FAVOURITE ACTIVITY
IS PLAYING
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES,
AND I...
"THINK OTHER PEOPLE...
WOULD LIKE THEM."
WOULD...LIKE THEM.
SO, THIS MEANS
THAT I KNOW THIS IS FITTING
WITH MY WRITING PLAN,
BECAUSE I WAS TRYING
TO CONVINCE OTHER PEOPLE
THEY MIGHT LIKE
TO TRY THEM.
SO, I'VE GOT MY REASON.
THE FIRST REASON IS I GET
TO SPEND TIME WITH MY FRIENDS.
LET'S SEE.
I COULD WRITE THE FIRST,
THE SECOND, THE THIRD,
BUT I DON'T LIKE MY SENTENCES
STARTING EXACTLY THE SAME THING.
SO I'M GONNA SAY,
"THE NEXT REASON,"
SO MY SENTENCES ARE A LITTLE
BIT DIFFERENT EACH TIME.
"THE NEXT THING,"
INSTEAD OF "REASON,"
SO IT'S NOT SO REPETITIVE...
"THE NEXT THING I--."
AND HERE I SAID "I LIKE,"
SO I'M GONNA CHANGE MY WORDS.
"I LOVE ABOUT--."
AND I'M GOING TO USE MY SHORT
RPG IS ROLE-PLAYING GAMES...
"--IS..."
HMM.
I GET TO USE
MY IMAGINATION.
OH, I'M GONNA SAY,
"--IS THAT I GET...
"TO BE CREATIVE."
SO, IF I WERE TALKING TO
SOMEBODY AND TELLING THEM,
I'M JUST WRITING DOWN
EXACTLY THE SAME THINGS
I WOULD TELL SOMEBODY IF I WERE
EXPLAINING THIS TO THEM.
SO, I'VE GOT
MY FAVOURITE ACTIVITY,
I'VE GOT WHY I THINK,
I'VE GOT MY FIRST REASON,
AND INSTEAD OF SAYING THE FIRST
REASON, THE SECOND REASON,
I USED A NEW STARTER-
"THE NEXT THING."
INSTEAD OF GOING,
"THE LAST THING,"
I'M GONNA START MY SENTENCE
WITH THE WORD "FINALLY."
THIS MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT EACH TIME,
AND IT'S GOING TO MAKE
MY READING MORE INTERESTING...
ER, MY WRITING MORE INTERESTING
FOR MY READER.
"FINALLY, ONE--."
AND I PUT A LITTLE COMMA THERE
BECAUSE I SAY "FINALLY,"
AND I TAKE A LITTLE BREATH,
AND IT'S NOT A FULL SENTENCE,
SO I NEED A COMMA.
"--ONE OF MY FAVOURITE..."
THAT'S NOT HOW YOU SPELL
"FAVOURITE."
"FAV-OUR-ITE."
IT'S A GOOD THING
THIS IS MY BRAINSTORM.
FAVOURITE. THIS IS WHY YOU USE
A PENCIL, NOT A PEN.
"--FAVOURITE THINGS...
"ABOUT...RPGS--."
AND I WOULD NOT USE
THESE INITIALS IN MY GOOD COPY.
THIS IS JUST FOR PUTTING
MY IDEAS DOWN FAST.
"--ABOUT RPGS IS..."
I'M JUST GONNA SAY
THE DICE.
I KNOW I SAID IT'S SO MUCH FUN
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S THOSE DICE..."IS THE DICE."
AND THEN I'LL SAY,
"THEY'RE...
"SO...PRETTY."
'CAUSE I REALLY LIKE
MY COLOURFUL DICE.
IT'S A SILLY REASON,
I THINK,
TO LOVE THE GAME SO MUCH,
BUT I REALLY ENJOY IT.
SO, MY CONCLUSION-
I'M GONNA COME UP HERE
AND I'M GOING TO RESTATE,
I'M GONNA FIND A NEW WAY
TO SAY MY OPINION AGAIN.
SO, I THINK
I'M GONNA FINISH UP.
I'M GONNA SAY,
"I THINK--."
SO, THIS IS MY OPINION.
"--RPGS ARE, UH, AMAZING."
I'LL USE A NEW WORD.
"AMAZING ACTIVITY...
"EVERYONE...
"COULD...ENJOY!"
AND NOW I HAVE
MY OPINION ORGANIZER DONE
SO THAT I CAN TURN THIS
INTO MY FINISHED COPY.
Next, a text appears.
Kristy says AS YOU CAN SEE,
I'VE TAKEN MY ORGANIZER
THAT I'VE PUT TOGETHER
WITH ALL OF MY SENTENCES
WITH MY OPINION
OPENING STATEMENT,
WITH MY THREE REASONS WHY,
AND WITH MY CONCLUSION
AT THE END,
AND I TURNED IT
INTO A PARAGRAPH.
I MADE THE FONT PRETTY BIG SO
THAT YOU CAN READ IT WITH ME,
AND WE'RE GONNA
READ THROUGH IT
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA
CHECK AND MAKE SURE
WE HAVE ALL
OF THE CRITERIA
FROM THE PERSUASIVE
WRITING CHECKLIST.
SO FIRST,
LET'S READ THROUGH IT.
She reads TABLETOP ROLE PLAYING GAMES
ARE THE BEST."
She says SO, I TRIED TO COME UP
WITH AN INTERESTING TITLE.
UM, FIRST I HAD,
"I THINK YOU WOULD LIKE
TABLETOP ROLE PLAYING GAMES."
I DIDN'T LIKE THAT ONE,
SO I FOUND A WAY
THAT I COULD GRAB MY READERS'
ATTENTION A LITTLE BIT MORE.
I THINK BY SAYING
THEY'RE THE BEST,
SOMEBODY'S GONNA GO, WELL,
EITHER "WHAT ARE THESE?"
OR "WHY ARE THESE THE BEST?"
AND THEY'RE GONNA WANNA
KEEP READING.
She reads TABLETOP ROLE PLAYING GAMES
ARE A FUN ACTIVITY THAT
EVERYONE SHOULD TRY.
THE FIRST AWESOME THING ABOUT ROLE
PLAYING GAMES IS THAT YOU GET TO
SPEND LOTS OF TIME WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
THE NEXT THING I LOVE ABOUT ROLE
PLAYING GAMES IS THAT I GET TO BE
CREATIVE BY MAKING UP STORIES AND
PRETENDING TO BE SOMEONE ELSE. FINALLY,
ONE OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS ABOUT ROLE
PLAYING GAMES IS THE DICE AND MINIS.
YOU DON'T NEED THEM, BUT THEY MAKE IT
EVEN MORE FUN. I THINK THAT ROLE PLAYING
GAMES ARE AN AMAZING ACTIVITY THAT
EVERYONE WOULD ENJOY
IF THEY GAVE THEM A CHANCE.
She says SO, I CAME UP
WITH MY SENTENCES.
YOU MIGHT NOTICE THAT I'VE ADDED
SOME EXTRA THINGS IN HERE.
I TRIED TO FIND
SOME NICE...
SOME NEW WORDS
AND BETTER WORDS.
LIKE, I ADDED THE FIRST...
INSTEAD OF JUST SAYING
"THE FIRST THING."
I SAID,
"THE FIRST AWESOME THING."
SO, I'M REALLY TRYING
TO PROVE TO MY READER
THAT THIS IS
SOMETHING GREAT TO DO.
I KEPT THOSE DIFFERENT
SENTENCE BEGINNINGS.
SO, "THE FIRST AWESOME THING,"
"THE NEXT THING."
I COULD EVEN ADD
"THE NEXT GREAT THING."
I COULD KEEP PUTTING IN
THOSE DESCRIPTIVE WORDS
THAT TELL HOW GOOD
ROLE PLAYING GAMES ARE
AND WHY I LOVE THEM
SO MUCH.
I EVEN ADDED
AN EXTRA SENTENCE DOWN HERE.
"FINALLY, ONE OF MY FAVOURITE
THINGS ABOUT ROLE PLAYING GAMES
"IS THE DICE
AND THE MINIS."
I ADDED THIS EXTRA THING,
"YOU DON'T NEED THEM BUT THEY
MAKE IT EVEN MORE FUN."
I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY
TO THINK THEY HAVE TO BUY
ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT THINGS
TO BE ABLE TO PLAY.
I JUST HAPPEN
TO ENJOY THEM.
NOW THAT I'VE GOT
A DRAFT TOGETHER HERE,
I ADDED
A LITTLE PICTURE
SO THAT WHEN I HAVE
MY FINISHED PUBLISHED COPY
IT'S A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING
TO LOOK AT.
AND YOU CAN SEE,
INSTEAD OF PRINTING IT OUT,
I TYPED IT UP ON THE COMPUTER
AND PRINTED IT.
I MADE SURE WHEN I PICKED A FONT
ON THE COMPUTER,
I PICKED ONE
THAT WAS EASY TO READ.
I'VE HAD A LOT OF STUDENTS
WHO TYPE THEIR STORIES UP
ON THE COMPUTER
AND THEN THEY CHOOSE A FONT
THAT'S SO FANCY
THAT I CAN'T READ
THEIR STORY.
SO, ALWAYS MAKE SURE
WHEN YOU CHOOSE YOUR FONT,
MAYBE YOU COULD PUT
SOMETHING FANCY FOR THE TITLE,
BUT CHOOSE SOMETHING
THAT YOUR READER
IS GOING TO HAVE AN EASY TIME
READING WHEN THEY TAKE A LOOK.
LET'S CHECK AND SEE,
DID WE MEET
ALL THE CRITERIA?
SO, THE FIRST THING I NEED
IS MY OPINION... .IN THE FIRST SENTENCE.
SO, LET'S READ OVER
THAT FIRST SENTENCE.
"TABLETOP ROLE PLAYING GAMES
ARE A FUN ACTIVITY
"THAT EVERYONE SHOULD TRY."
SO, MY OPINION IS
THAT THEY'RE FUN
AND EVERYBODY
SHOULD TRY THEM.
Using a blue marker, she draws a check and says SO, I CAN PUT A LITTLE BOX HERE,
AND CHECK.
MY OPINION IS IN
THE FIRST SENTENCE.
LET'S LOOK.
DO I HAVE THREE...
REASONS...WHY?
THE THREE REASONS
FOR MY OPINION.
LET'S LOOK.
OKAY, THE FIRST THING
IS THAT YOU GET TO SPEND
TIME WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
THE NEXT THING
IS I GET TO BE CREATIVE,
AND FINALLY,
I LIKE THE DICE AND THE MINIS.
THAT'S ONE, TWO,
THREE THINGS
ABOUT WHY (UNCLEAR).
LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
DID I USE TIME WORDS?
SO, EXAMPLES ARE
"FIRST," "SECOND,"
"THIRD," "NEXT," "FINALLY."
SO, LET'S LOOK.
I SAID,
"THE FIRST THING."
FOR MY NEXT REASON I SAID,
"THE NEXT THING,"
AND THEN I SAID,
"FINALLY."
SO I DID USE TIME WORDS
TO HELP MY WRITING FLOW
AND TO INDICATE WHAT
THOSE THREE REASONS ARE.
LET'S SEE.
THE NEXT CRITERIA.
DID I USE FEELING WORDS?
HMM. DID YOU NOTICE
ANY FEELING WORDS
WHEN I READ THROUGH
MY WRITING?
"TABLETOP ROLE PLAYING GAMES
ARE A FUN ACTIVITY."
I FEEL THAT IT'S FUN.
"YOU GET TO SPEND LOTS OF TIME
WITH YOUR FRIENDS."
I USED THAT "AWESOME" WORD
IN THERE.
THAT'S HOW
I FEEL ABOUT IT.
I SAID,
"I LOVE ROLE PLAYING GAMES."
I SAID, "MY FAVOURITE,"
AND THEN I SAID,
"IT'S EVEN MORE FUN,"
"IT'S AMAZING."
SO, I USED A LOT
OF DESCRIPTIVE WORDS
THAT TELL HOW I FEEL
ABOUT ROLE PLAYING GAMES
TO HELP MY READER
REALLY GET HOW I FEEL.
SO, I DID-- CHECK...
USE MY FEELING WORDS.
AND LET'S CHECK,
DID I RETELL MY OPINION...
IN THE LAST SENTENCE?
'CAUSE WE KNOW WHEN WE FINISH
OUR PERSUASIVE WRITING,
WE WANNA FINISH UP
WITH OUR OPINION AGAIN.
SO, LET ME CHECK
MY LAST SENTENCE.
(reading aloud)
SO, MY OPINION
IN THE BEGINNING...
"TABLETOP ROLE PLAYING GAMES
ARE A FUN ACTIVITY
"EVERYONE SHOULD TRY,"
"ROLE PLAYING GAMES
ARE AN AMAZING ACTIVITY
"EVERYONE WOULD ENJOY
IF THEY GAVE THEM A CHANCE."
I FOUND A DIFFERENT WAY
TO SAY THE SAME THING.
IT'S A FUN ACTIVITY,
EVERYONE SHOULD GIVE IT A GO.
SO, I RETOLD MY OPINION
IN MY LAST SENTENCE.
WHEN YOU WRITE YOUR PIECE
OF PERSUASIVE WRITING,
MAKE SURE YOU CHECK TO SEE
IF IT FITS ALL THE CRITERIA.
SO REMEMBER,
THE BIG THING IS,
FIRST SENTENCE
IS OUR OPINION,
THREE REASONS,
AND WE SAY OUR
OPINION AGAIN.
SO, IT JUST HAS TO BE
FIVE BIG IDEAS
TO MAKE YOUR PIECE
OF PERSUASIVE WRITING.
I HOPE YOU'VE THOUGHT
OF A GREAT ACTIVITY
THAT'S SOMETHING
YOU LOVE TO DO,
THAT'S ONE OF YOUR VERY
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES
TO WRITE ABOUT
THAT YOU CAN DO YOUR OWN PIECE
OF PERSUASIVE WRITING.
HAVE FUN, AND I HOPE
WHOEVER READS IT GETS CONVINCED
THAT YOUR FAVOURITE ACTIVITY
IS THE BEST.
THANKS SO MUCH
FOR COMING TO JOIN US AGAIN
ON
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
I HOPE YOU'VE THOUGHT
OF SO MANY DIFFERENT IDEAS
OF THINGS YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT
IN YOUR PERSUASIVE WRITING.
REMEMBER, IF YOU WANNA
CONVINCE SOMEBODY OF YOUR IDEA,
YOU'VE GOTTA LIST REASONS,
AND YOU HAVE TO BE
RESPECTFUL OF THEIR OPINION.
GO OVER YOUR WRITING BEFORE
YOU SHARE IT WITH SOMEONE
AND MAKE SURE IT'S
YOUR REALLY BEST WORK.
AND THINK ABOUT
YOUR WRITING PLAN
TO MAKE SURE IT FITS
WHAT YOU HAD IN MIND.
THANKS AGAIN
FOR JOINING US TODAY
AND WE CAN'T WAIT
TO SEE YOU AGAIN
ON OUR NEXT EPISODE OF
TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
A slate reads "Bonus Material."
(music plays)
A hamster reading a book appears in a circle against a blue slate with the caption "Tumbleweed Presents."
A blue book with the title "Tumbletown Reads" appears. A picture of a street in Tumbletown illustrates the cover.
The book opens and a picture of a playground appears with the name of today's tale: "That's your opinion."
[Chattering]
At the playground, Mayor says CAN I GET A WORD IN
EDGE WISE?
Mayor is a white rodent.
Dimitri, a gray bunny, says MISTER MAYOR, WHY BUILD
A BRIDGE OVER TUMBLETOWN LAKE?
Mayor says I REPEAT, WE ARE JUST
STUDYING THE MATTER.
WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY DECISIONS.
A lab rat says YEAH.
Tumbleweed says BUT WE DON'T NEED
A BRIDGE OVER TUMBLETOWN LAKE!
A brown rodent says YEAH, AND SHOULDN'T THE MONEY
BE SPENT ON PROGRAMS FOR THE...
He knocks down a garbage basket.
They all laugh.
A rodent says WHOOPS!
Tumbleweed says HE KNOCKED OVER
THE GARBAGE!
The brown rodent says I DID.
Mayor says EVERYBODY, WE HAVEN'T
MADE A FINAL DECISION ABOUT THE
BRIDGE.
WHEN WE DO, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW,
OKAY?
Tumbleweed says SNEAKING AWAY
INCONSPICUOUSLY.
YOU CAN'T SEE ME.
On a boat, Tumbleweed says WHY DID HE WANT TO BUILD A
BRIDGE?
THAT'S A, THAT'S A CRAZY IDEA.
In his red car, Tumbleweed says I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY'RE EVEN
THINKING ABOUT BUILDING A
BRIDGE.
JUST WAIT TILL I WRITE MY
ARTICLE.
Tumbleweed arrives at the Tumbletown Gazette.
Tumbleweed says AND DONE.
OKAY, PRESS PRINT AND IT'S DONE!
Twiggy reads the newspaper front page and says TUMBLETOWN BRIDGE A BAD IDEA?
WHY IS HE SAYING THAT?
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A NEW
BRIDGE.
HMM, SAYS HERE THAT THE BRIDGE
WILL BE EXPENSIVE.
Brent, a black and white bunny, says HEY, BUDDY, TO PAY FOR IT,
THE CITY WILL IMPOSE A SEED TAX.
Twiggy says SEED TAX?
BUT I ALREADY PAY 10 SUNFLOWER
SEEDS A YEAR!
Brent says WHEN WILL PEOPLE LEARN THAT
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION...
Chinchilla comes along and says CHINCHILLA!
Brent says AH!
A white rodent on a boat says BOATS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
SAIL UNDER IT.
WHAT!?
THIS IS BAD!
WHY DOESN'T ANYBODY ASK THE
CAPTAIN!?
Twiggy says THE BRIDGE MAY EVEN CAUSE
FLOODING IN SOME NEARBY FARMS.
FLOODING?
AT MY FARM?
WELL, OF ALL THE FUR BRAINED
IDEAS!
At the Gazette, Tumbleweed says HEY, CHIEF, CAN
WE MAKE THIS QUICK?
I NEED TO WRITE MORE ANGRY
ARTICLES ABOUT THE BRIDGE.
Chief says LOOK, SLOW DOWN,
TUMBLEWEED.
I NEED TO KNOW WHERE YOU FOUND
YOUR FACTS.
Tumbleweed says FACTS ABOUT WHAT?
Chief says WELL, ABOUT HOW TAXES
WILL GO UP, HOW THE BRIDGE WILL
BLOCK SHIPS AND CAUSE FLOODS.
Tumbleweed says WELL, I JUST
THINK THE BRIDGE IS A BAD IDEA
AND THOSE THINGS COULD HAPPEN.
Chief says TUMBLEWEED, THAT IS
YOUR OPINION, NOT A FACT.
Tumbleweed says A WHATY WHAT NOW?
Chief says YOU THINK THOSE THINGS
MAY HAPPEN BUT YOU CAN'T PROVE
THEY'LL HAPPEN.
IT'S AN OPINION.
Tumbleweed says AND THE PROBLEM
IS?
Chief says OH, AS A JOURNALIST,
YOU NEED TO BACK UP YOUR OPINION
WITH FACTS.
DID THEY DO ANY TESTS TO SEE IF
THERE WOULD BE FLOODING?
ARE THERE EXPERTS WHO AGREE WITH
YOU?
Tumbleweed says WELL, NO BUT I
REALLY THINK THESE THINGS COULD
HAPPEN.
Chief says THEN IT'S AN OPINION.
NOT A FACT.
Tumbleweed says OH, SO I JUST
NEED TO GO FIND SOME PROOF.
OKAY.
Chief says YES, DO THAT, WOULD
YOU?
Tumbleweed says RIGHTY RIGHT,
CHECK, OKAY, SWELL, CHIEF!
He parks by the library and says WHOA!
[Music playing]
Tumbleweed goes over a pile of books and says HMM, IT SEEMS
THAT THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD
REASONS TO BUILD A BRIDGE AND IF
THEY BUILD IT TALL ENOUGH, IT
WON'T BLOCK THE SHIPS AT ALL AND
THERE'S NOTHING HERE ABOUT
FLOODING.
MAYBE I OVER-REACTED.
OH BOY, ANOTHER PRESS
CONFERENCE.
I WONDER IF THERE WILL BE
COOKIES.
OH, AND THE BRIDGE THING TOO.
At the playground, Mayor says IT SEEMS THAT SOME OF
YOU MAY HAVE GOTTEN THE WRONG
IDEA ABOUT THE BRIDGE.
Tumbleweed laughs and says YEAH, THAT WAS ME.
Mayor says WELL, I'M HAPPY TO
RELEASE THE RESULTS OF OUR
STUDY.
OUR CONCLUSION, WE WILL NOT
BUILD THE BRIDGE.
[Chattering]
Mayor says INSTEAD, I DECIDED TO
BRING YOU THIS.
He uncovers a self-portrait.
All say YAY!
Tumbleweed says UM, OKAY?
Mayor says ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?
The lab rat says I LOVE IT.
Mayor says FINALLY SOMETHING THAT
WILL INSPIRE THE PEOPLE OF
TUMBLETOWN.
The lab rat says YAY!
Mayor says MY GIFT TO THE FINE
CITIZENS OF THIS CITY.
LOOK.
Brown rodent knocks down the garbage again.
They all laugh.
Tumbleweed says HE DID IT AGAIN!
[Laughing]
Brown rodent says I KNOCKED IT OVER.
Tumbleweed says OH, BEST PRESS
CONFERENCE EVER.
The book closes and the caption "The end" appears.
The TVO Kids logo appears.
A final slate reads "TVO Kids would like to thank all the teachers involved in the Power Hour of Learning as they continue to teach the children of Ontario from their homes."
The caption changes to "Copyright 2021. The Ontario Educational Communications Authority."
In off, Laura says WELCOME TO
TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY'S PRIMARY LESSON:
PERSUASIVE WRITING.
A caption reads "Primary I-3. Teacher Kristy." Kristy is in her late thirties, with dark brown hair and bangs. She wears a yellow T-shirt and a black jacket. Behind her, a board reads "Welcome" and a sign reads "Keep calm and teach on."
Kristy says WELCOME TO
TVOKIDS POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
I'M KRISTY AND I'M GOING TO BE
YOUR TEACHER TODAY
AS WE LEARN ALL ABOUT
PERSUASIVE WRITING.
SO, GRAB YOUR PAPER
OR A NOTEBOOK, GRAB A PENCIL,
AND START TO THINK
ABOUT SOMETHING
YOU REALLY,
REALLY CARE ABOUT,
THAT YOU REALLY WANT
OTHER PEOPLE
TO AGREE WITH
YOUR OPINION ON.
IT COULD BE
A HOBBY YOU HAVE,
IT COULD BE
A CAUSE LIKE THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO LEARN HOW
TO WRITE A PIECE OF WRITING
THAT WILL HELP OTHER PEOPLE
LEARN OUR OPINION
AND MAYBE EVEN
AGREE WITH US.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING
ON PERSUASIVE WRITING.
AND WHEN WE EXPRESS
AND THINK ABOUT
HOW WE FEEL
ABOUT SOMETHING,
THAT'S CALLED
"SHARING AN OPINION."
SO, IF YOU TALK ABOUT
YOUR FAVOURITE THING TO DO
AND TELL SOMEBODY WHY
IT'S YOUR FAVOURITE THING TO DO,
YOU'RE SHARING
YOUR OPINION.
AN OPINION IS DIFFERENT
FROM A FACT.
IF I SAY,
"SWIMMING IS BEST SPORT EVER,"
WELL, I MIGHT
LOVE SWIMMING BEST,
BUT MAYBE SOMEBODY ELSE
LIKES IT SOMETHING ELSE.
THAT'S OUR OPINION.
IF I SAY, "THE SKY IS BLUE,"
THAT'S A FACT.
THEY CAN'T ARGUE THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE DIFFERENT COLOURS
OF SKY FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
IN PERSUASIVE WRITING,
WE'RE GOING TO TRY
AND TAKE OUR OPINION
AND CONVINCE SOMEBODY ELSE
TO AGREE WITH OUR OPINION.
SO, WE'RE GONNA TAKE
OUR OPINION,
HOW WE THINK AND FEEL
ABOUT SOMETHING,
AND SHARE IT AND EXPRESS
HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THAT.
SO, SOMETIMES WE'RE GONNA
RUN INTO SOMEBODY
WHO DOESN'T NECESSARILY
AGREE WITH OUR OPINION.
SOMEBODY MIGHT HAVE...
IF I SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, "SWIMMING
IS THE BEST SPORT EVER,"
MAYBE A FRIEND WHO HEARS ME
SAY THAT WILL SAY,
"NO, SWIMMING'S NOT
THE BEST SPORT.
"BASEBALL IS
THE BEST SPORT."
WHEN WE START TO GET
INTO THOSE CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT OUR OPINIONS,
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO START TO THINK ABOUT
THE REASONS WHY
WE THINK SOMETHING.
SO, IF I WANT TO TRY
AND CONVINCE MY FRIEND
THAT SWIMMING IS
A BETTER SPORT THAN BASEBALL,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO THINK
OF REASONS WHY.
SO, I CAN'T JUST SAY,
"BECAUSE."
WELL, THAT'S NOT
VERY CONVINCING.
I DON'T KNOW THAT MY FRIEND IS
GOING TO WANT TO TRY SWIMMING
IF THEY HAVEN'T
TRIED IT BEFORE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT
THAT'S GONNA MAKE THEM THINK
ABOUT WHY SWIMMING
MIGHT BE BETTER THAN BASEBALL.
BUT IF I START TO THINK
ABOUT THOSE REASONS AND SAY,
"WELL, I THINK SWIMMING
IS BETTER...
"SWIMMING IS A GREAT SPORT."
I DON'T HAVE TO SAY
IT'S BETTER THAN BASEBALL.
I CAN JUST TALK ABOUT
WHY I LIKE IT.
BUT I THINK
SWIMMING'S THE BEST
BECAUSE WHEN YOU MOVE
IN THE WATER,
YOU FEEL WEIGHTLESS.
UM, IT'S SUPER FUN TO GET WET
IN THE SUMMER TO COOL OFF.
SO, I CAN START TO THINK
OF THOSE DIFFERENT REASONS.
MY FRIEND WHO LIKES BASEBALL
BETTER WILL HAVE REASONS
THEY THINK THAT BASEBALL'S
SUCH A GREAT SPORT.
I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL
OF THAT PERSON.
AN OPINION
IS NOT A FACT.
"I LIKE KETCHUP."
IS AN OPINION.
"KETCHUP IS RED."
USUALLY, SOMETIMES THEY MAKE
FUNNY COLOURS OF KETCHUP...
"KETCHUP IS RED" IS A FACT.
THAT'S SOMETHING I CAN SEE
THAT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
WHY KETCHUP IS THE BEST
DEPENDS ON THE PERSON.
SO, I WANT TO BE
REALLY RESPECTFUL
WHEN IT'S
SOMEBODY'S OPINION.
I CAN TRY AND CONVINCE THEM
THROUGH PERSUASIVE WRITING
OR THROUGH
TALKING SOMEBODY,
BUT I HAVE TO REMEMBER,
AN OPINION IS NOT A FACT.
IT'S WHAT I THINK
AND I FEEL.
IT'S REALLY, REALLY GREAT THAT
WHEN WE TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE,
THERE'S SO MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS
WE CAN FEEL
ABOUT THE SAME THING.
IF I'M IN MY CLASSROOM
AND I DO A SURVEY,
AND I ASK,
"WHO LIKES TO EAT CARROTS?,"
NOT EVERY SINGLE PERSON
IS GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING.
ONE PERSON MIGHT SAY, "NOPE,
I DON'T LIKE CARROTS AT ALL."
ANOTHER PERSON MIGHT SAY,
"I LOVE CARROTS.
THEY'RE THE BEST."
ANOTHER PERSON'S OPINION
MIGHT BE,
"I LIKE CARROTS,
BUT NOT IF THEY'RE COOKED."
AND SOMEBODY ELSE MIGHT ONLY
LIKE CARROTS IF THEY'RE COOKED.
AND THAT'S REALLY FUN
THAT WE ALL FEEL DIFFERENT WAYS
ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS.
OUR WORLD BEING DIFFERENT AND
ALL OF US FEELING DIFFERENT
IS WHAT MAKES OUR WORLD
A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO BE.
BY MY PERSUASIVE WRITING,
I'M GONNA SHARE MY OPINION
AND I'M GONNA TRY
AND CONVINCE OTHER PEOPLE
TO MAYBE AGREE WITH ME.
SO, PERSUASIVE WRITING IS A WAY
WE GET TO SHARE THAT OPINION
AND CONVINCE
OR PERSUADE SOMEONE.
WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT EPISODE
OF
16 HUDSON
THAT WE'RE GOING TO WATCH.
ONE OF THE KIDS FINDS OUT
HER FAVOURITE TREE
IS GOING TO BE CUT DOWN.
AND I WANT YOU TO PAY REALLY
CLOSE ATTENTION IN THE EPISODE
TO HOW SHE TRIES TO CONVINCE
OTHER PEOPLE TO SAVE THE TREE,
AND WHAT THE OTHER PEOPLE
WHO WANT TO CUT DOWN THE TREE
HAVE TO SAY.
SO, YOU'RE GOING TO NOTICE
THAT THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT
OPINIONS IN THIS EPISODE-
ONE PERSON WHO THINKS
THE TREE SHOULD BE CUT DOWN,
ANOTHER PERSON WHO THINKS
THE TREE SHOULD BE SAVED.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN FOR THE
REASONS EACH OF THEM SAY
THAT THEY THINK THE TREE
SHOULD EITHER STAY
OR THE TREE
SHOULD BE CUT DOWN.
BOTH OF THOSE PEOPLE
HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION
AND BOTH OF THOSE PEOPLE
LIST THEIR REASONS
FOR WHY THEIR OPINION IS
THE WAY IT IS.
SO, SIT BACK AND ENJOY
THIS EPISODE OF
16 HUDSON,
BUT PAY
REALLY CLOSE ATTENTION
TO WHERE THE OPINIONS ARE
AND WHAT REASONS PEOPLE
ARE GIVING FOR THEIR OPINIONS.
I'LL SEE YOU BACK
IN A FEW MINUTES
AND WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED
ON OUR PERSUASIVE WRITING.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Logo: Bigbadboo Studios.
(music plays)
In animation, birds flatter over a tall apartment building in the city.
Luc and Amala knock on Lili's door. Sam is with her.
Sam has short black hair and wears blue trousers and a yellow T-shirt with blue rims.
Lili has long black hair and wears big purple-rimmed glasses, yellow trousers, and a pink T-shirt with red rims.
Amala is a little girl with brown hair in a top knot and wears blue short overalls and a yellow T-shirt.
Luc has curly brown hair and wears red pants and a purple sweater.
Kids walk down a staircase and go play in the park.
A song plays that goes WHO'S THAT KNOCKING
AT MY DOOR?
I'LL RACE YOU
TO THE BOTTOM FLOOR
WHO'S THAT PLAYING
HIDE AND SEEK?
COUNT TO 10
AND DON'T YOU PEEK!
LET'S HEAD OUTSIDE AND PLAY
CREATE A BRAND-NEW GAME
OR SEARCH
BENEATH THE STAIRS
FOR HIDDEN TREASURE THERE
16 HUDSON...
THAT'S WHERE
MY FRIENDS ARE WAITING
16 HUDSON...
WON'T YOU COME ALONG?
16 HUDSON...
WHERE EVERYBODY'S WELCOME
16 HUDSON...
THAT'S WHERE I BELONG!
All the kids in the park blow up balloons and the morph into a rainbow over the block.
The name of the show appears in a street sign. It reads "16 Hudson."
A caption reads "Created by Shabnam Rezaei and Aly Jetha."
The name of the episode reads "Tree's company."
Amala puts objects in the trash.
Shamila says WELL, SOMEBODY'S
BEEN BUSIER
THAN A CAT
WITH PUPPIES!
Amala says I GOT SO MUCH DONE
THIS WEEK.
RECYCLING...
Shamila says COMMUNITY CLEANUP.
Amala says HOMEWORK.
Shamila says YOU'RE READY TO
TAKE OVER THE WORLD!
BUT EVEN WORLD DOMINANCE
CAN BE TIRING.
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE
DOWNTIME, VITOO?
(giggling)
Amala says ABSO-TOTAL-UTELY!
AND I KNOW JUST THE PLACE.
TO THE PARK.
AND TO MY FAVOURITE
AMALA-MAZING TREE!
They walk towards a big tree in the park. JP paints a circle on it. He has short black hair and wears a striped orange vest over a white shirt.
Amala says JP, WHAT'S HAPPENING?
JP says HEY, AMALA.
THIS TREE IS BEING
MARKED FOR REMOVAL.
Amala says WHY WOULD IT BE CUT DOWN?
JP says OH, I'M SORRY,
BUT THIS TREE IS OLD
AND UNHEALTHY,
SO THE PARK MADE
THE NECESSARY DECISION
TO REMOVE IT.
Amala says NO! IT CAN'T BE HAPPENING!
WE'VE DONE SO MUCH STUFF
TOGETHER!
(wind whooshing)
In a flashback, she remembers moments enjoying the tree through different seasons.
Amala says BLALA!
I CAN'T LET MY SWEET MAPLE
BE REMOVED.
GUESS WHAT, MOM.
I STILL HAVE ONE THING
TO DO AFTER ALL.
Shamila says FIGHT CRIME?
Amala says SAVE-- MY-- TREE.
WITH A LITTLE HELP
FROM MY FRIENDS.
Then, Sam says WHY DON'T YOU JUST SIT
UNDER ANOTHER TREE?
A TREE'S A TREE,
RIGHT?
Amala says NO!
THIS IS MY FAVOURITE TREE.
IT'S SPECIAL!
Lili says AMALA,
I TOTALLY HEAR YOU.
Amala says YOU DO?
Lili says BUT MAYBE THE PARK
IS MAKING ROOM
FOR SOMETHING
EVEN BETTER,
LIKE A SWING SET
OR FOUNTAIN!
Sam says OR A DIRECT EARTH-TO-MARS
LAUNCHING PAD!
Lili says WOULDN'T THAT
BE AWESOME?
Amala says NO!
IF NO ONE WILL LISTEN,
I'LL DO IT ON MY OWN.
Luc says I THOUGHT
WE LISTENED GREAT.
I HEARD EVERY WORD.
Amala pins a sign on the tree. It shows a banned handsaw.
Amala says OPERATION
SAVE THE TREE BEGINS!
She climbs the tree and says LISTEN UP.
IF THEY WANT THIS TREE,
THEY'LL HAVE TO
TAKE ME WITH IT.
HMPH.
Shamila says BUT WHAT ABOUT LUNCH,
VITOO?
Amala says I'M NOT LEAVING.
THEN OR EVER!
A man says WOW, LOOKS LIKE THIS TREE
HAS QUITE A PROTECTOR.
Amala says MM-HM.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN HERE FOR ME,
SO I'M HERE FOR IT,
UNTIL SOMEBODY
ACTUALLY LISTENS.
A crowd gathers.
(murmuring)
(chatter growing)
(camera shutter snapping)
Amala says GAH!
Sam says HEY, AMALA!
YOU'RE GONNA BE
ON THE NEWS!
YOU'RE FAMOUS!
Luc says SO COOL!
Amala says WHAT?
A Male Reporter says LOCAL NEWS,
CHANNEL 4.
MISS AMALA,
YOU'VE GAINED SOME ATTENTION
WITH YOUR PEACEFUL
SIT-IN TODAY.
CAN YOU TELL US
WHY YOU FEEL SO STRONGLY
ABOUT THIS
PARTICULAR TREE?
Amala says UM...
The Reporter says WE'RE ALL LISTENING.
Amala says TREES ARE IMPORTANT
TO THE ENVIRONMENT
AND ANIMALS,
BUT ESPECIALLY TO PEOPLE.
AND IF YOU PLANT MORE,
YOU CAN HELP THE AIR
AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.
PLUS, TREES ARE PRETTY!
THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING!
(crowd chatter)
Lili says UM, AMALA?
I WAS WONDERING
HOW LONG
YOU WERE PLANNING
TO SIT THERE,
BECAUSE WE HAVE
PLANS TO GO
TO THE LIBRARY
THIS WEEKEND, REMEMBER?
Luc says BUT IF YOU ARE LIVING
IN A TREE FOREVER,
CAN I HAVE YOUR BIKE?
Sam says UH-OH.
THE OFFICIAL
TREE KNOCKER-DOWNERS.
Amala says NO!
YOU PEOPLE STAY AWAY!
JP says UH, HEY, GUYS.
HEY, AMALA.
Looking away, Amala says HELLO,
MR. EDWARD'S FATHER.
JP says QUITE THE IMPRESSIVE
SIT-IN.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO SPEAK UP
WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN SOMETHING.
Amala says THANK YOU.
BUT IF YOU'RE HERE
TO TRY AND TALK ME
INTO CLIMBING DOWN,
YOU CAN'T.
JP says ACTUALLY,
I'M NOT HERE TO TALK.
I'M HERE TO LISTEN.
Amala says LISTEN? TO ME?
JP says NO. TO THE TREE.
Amala says HOW CAN YOU LISTEN
TO A TREE?
JP says I DON'T KNOW,
BUT I'VE BEEN DOING IT
MY WHOLE LIFE,
BECAUSE THIS IS
MY FAVOURITE TREE TOO.
Amala says IT IS?
JP says YEP. WE USED TO DO
SO MUCH STUFF TOGETHER.
Amala says SEE?
THE BEST TREE EVER.
JP says ABSO-TOTAL-UTELY.
AND THAT'S WHY...
SHH. LISTEN.
HEAR THAT?
THAT'S THE TREE.
IT'S TRYING TO
TELL US SOMETHING.
Amala says OH. IT IS?
JP says AND LOOK AROUND.
SEE ANYTHING
DIFFERENT?
Amala says MY FEET ARE CLOSER
TO THE GROUND?
JP says YEP.
Amala says BUT THAT'S BECAUSE
I GREW TALLER THIS SUMMER.
RIGHT?
JP says MAYBE, BUT IT'S ALSO
BECAUSE THE ROOTS ARE WEAK,
AND OVER THE TIME THE TREE
HAS SLANTED TO ONE SIDE.
Amala says I THOUGHT IT FELT
A LITTLE TIPPY.
JP says NOW LOOK CLOSER.
WHAT'S DIFFERENT
ABOUT THE BRANCH BESIDE US
COMPARED TO SOME
OF THE OTHERS?
Amala says THERE ARE NO LEAVES
ON IT.
IS IT SICK?
JP says SORT OF.
THAT'S WHY IT CAN'T GROW
ANY MORE LEAVES,
AND THE BIRDS
SEEM TO KNOW IT.
Amala says REALLY?
JP says YEAH. THEY LIKE TO SIT
ON DEAD OR DYING BRANCHES.
THEY CAN SEE BETTER
WITH NO LEAVES BLOCKING THEM.
BUT THAT ALSO MEANS
THAT THE TREE IS UNHEALTHY.
IT STOPPED GROWING.
NOW IT CAN FALL DOWN
WITHOUT MUCH WARNING.
Amala says THEY CAN FLY AWAY
SO THEY WON'T GET HURT.
BUT PEOPLE...
JP says NOT SO MUCH.
THAT'S WHY WE NEED
TO TAKE IT DOWN.
With tears in her eyes, Amala says BUT...
BUT IT'S MY FAVOURITE AND...
(stammering)
JP says THIS TREE HAS HAD A GREAT LIFE
WITH FRIENDS LIKE US.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME
TO LET IT GO.
(sniffling)
Amala says YOU'RE RIGHT.
UM, EVERYBODY?
I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT
TO MAKE.
MY SIT-IN IS OVER.
(relieved laughter)
JP says COMING?
Amala says MM-HM.
BUT I STILL HAVE TO DO
ONE MORE THING.
She hugs the tree and says GOODBYE.
Later, Amala sits on a bench.
JP says HEY, AMALA.
LIKE YOUR NEW BENCH?
Amala says IT'S AMALA-MAZING!
THANK YOU
FOR RECYCLING MY...
OUR FAVOURITE TREE
TO MAKE IT.
IT'LL LAST FOREVER,
RIGHT?
JP says I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.
Amala says THANKS, JP.
JP?
JP says MM?
Amala whispers I HEAR IT.
JP says YOU DO?
Amala says MM-HM.
IT'S LIKE,
IF I CONCENTRATE REALLY HARD,
I CAN STILL
HEAR THE TREE,
ITS HEART WHISPERING,
TO ME.
JP says I HEAR IT TOO.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Teacher Kristy reappears. She sits next to a whiteboard with a sheet of paper that reads "Steps of the writing process. 1. Prewrite. 2. Drafting. 3. Revising. 4. Editing. 5.Publising."
She says I HOPE YOU ENJOYED
THAT EPISODE OF
16 HUDSON
AND THAT YOU REALLY NOTICED
ALL OF THOSE ARGUMENTS
THAT THE LITTLE GIRL
WAS USING
FOR WHY THE TREE
SHOULDN'T BE CUT DOWN,
AND THEN THE MAN WHO WAS
COMING TO CUT DOWN THE TREE,
WHY HE FELT THE TREE
NEEDED TO BE CUT DOWN.
I ALSO REALLY LIKED THAT BECAUSE
HE USED REALLY GOOD ARGUMENTS
AND HE HAD
REALLY GOOD REASONS,
HE WASN'T RUDE THAT SHE DIDN'T
WANT THE TREE TO BE CUT DOWN,
HE WASN'T MEAN, HE DIDN'T
TELL HER SHE WAS WRONG.
BUT HE DID EXPLAIN
WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT
FOR THAT TREE
TO BE CUT DOWN.
IT WASN'T HEALTHY ANYMORE,
AND BECAUSE HE PRESENTED
REALLY GOOD ARGUMENTS,
HE WAS ABLE TO PERSUADE OR
CONVINCE HER TO CHANGE HER MIND,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO BE WORKING ON IN OUR WRITING.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED,
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A MINUTE
TO REVIEW THE STEPS
OF THE WRITING PROCESS,
BECAUSE WHENEVER
WE GET READY TO WRITE,
WE WANNA THINK ABOUT WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING.
SO, I ALREADY KNOW
I'M GOING TO BE WRITING
A PIECE OF
PERSUASIVE WRITING,
BUT I NEED TO DO
MY PREWRITE,
THAT'S MY THINKING ABOUT,
MY BRAINSTORMING,
SO WE'RE GOING TO USE
A BRAINSTORMING ORGANIZER
FOR THAT.
I'M GOING TO THINK
ABOUT MY DRAFTING-
THAT'S WRITING MY FIRST COPY
OF MY PIECE OF WRITING.
I'M GOING TO THINK
ABOUT REVISING MY WRITING,
SO HOW I CAN CHANGE WORDS
AND ADD WORDS TO IT
TO MAKE IT
MORE INTERESTING.
I'M GOING TO THINK
ABOUT MY EDITING,
SO MAKING SURE
MY SPELLING AND GRAMMAR
AND PUNCTUATION
ARE ALL CORRECT,
AND I'M GOING TO THINK
ABOUT HOW I CAN PUBLISH
MY PIECE OF WRITING
SO IT LOOKS ITS VERY BEST.
SO, ALL OF THOSE ARE THE STEPS
THAT I'M GONNA GO THROUGH
TO GET MY FINAL PIECE
OF WRITING.
TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS
ON OUR PREWRITING
AND OUR DRAFTING.
AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A LOOK
AT A FINAL PIECE OF WRITING.
She removes the piece of paper and a list appears.
She says SO, BEFORE WE GET STARTED
WITH OUR WRITING,
WERE GOING TO ASK OURSELVES
THE QUESTION,
WHAT IS PERSUASIVE WRITING
AND WHAT DOES A PERSUASIVE TEXT
LOOK LIKE?
YOU COULD WRITE A REALLY HUGE
PERSUASIVE ARGUMENT.
I'VE HAD SOME OF MY
GRADE SEVEN AND EIGHT STUDENTS
WRITE PIECES THAT WERE
A COUPLE OF PAGES LONG.
TODAY OUR PIECE
OF PERSUASIVE WRITING
IS GOING TO BE
ABOUT A PARAGRAPH.
SO, WE'RE GONNA FOCUS ON
GIVING OUR OPINION STATEMENT
AT THE BEGINNING.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO SAY
WHAT WE THINK.
SO, THIS IS GOING TO BE
OUR OPINION.
SO FOR EXAMPLE,
IN
16 HUDSON,
THE MAN WHO WAS
CUTTING DOWN THE TREE,
HIS OPINION MIGHT HAVE BEEN,
"THIS TREE NEEDS
TO BE CUT DOWN."
AND THEN WE'RE GOING
TO GIVE THREE REASONS
FOR WHY WE THINK
THIS IS TRUE.
SO, HE TALKED ABOUT
THAT IT COULD FALL DOWN,
HE TALKED ABOUT
THAT IT WAS UNHEALTHY,
AND HAD HIS REASONS
HE GAVE
FOR WHY THAT TREE
NEEDED TO BE CUT DOWN.
WHATEVER WE ARE
WRITING ABOUT TODAY,
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE
WE HAVE THREE GOOD REASONS
THAT WOULD HELP CONVINCE
OR PERSUADE SOMEONE.
AND FINALLY,
WE'RE GONNA TAKE OUR OPINION
AND WE'RE GOING TO FIND
A NEW WAY TO SAY IT AT THE END.
SO, IF I WENT THROUGH THIS...
LET'S THINK ABOUT OUR SWIMMING
EXAMPLE AT THE BEGINNING.
I THINK SWIMMING
IS THE VERY BEST SPORT.
I GET TO BE IN THE WATER.
MY SECOND REASON COULD BE...
IT'S GREAT EXERCISE.
UH-OH.
I DON'T HAVE
A THIRD REASON.
IF I CAN'T THINK
OF A THIRD REASON,
THEN WRITING ABOUT SWIMMING IS
NOT GOING TO BE A GOOD CHOICE.
I'M GOING TO WANT
TO PICK SOMETHING
THAT I HAVE
A REALLY STRONG OPINION.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT,
I LIKE SWIMMING,
BUT MAYBE I DON'T HAVE
THAT STRONG AN OPINION ABOUT IT,
AND IT'S NOT GOING
TO MAKE A GOOD CHOICE
FOR A PIECE
OF PERSUASIVE WRITING.
SO, AS YOU THINK
OF YOUR IDEAS,
I WANT YOU THINK ON
WHAT CAN YOU SAY A LOT ABOUT,
AND WHAT CAN YOU REALLY
TRY AND PROVE TO SOMEONE?
WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING...
WE'RE GONNA BE TAKING A QUICK
BODY BREAK VIDEO RIGHT NOW
TO GET OURSELVES UP AND MOVING
BEFORE WE SIT DOWN
AND ACTUALLY WRITE OUR PIECE
OF PERSUASIVE WRITING.
SO, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
SOME SPACE TO MOVE,
GET YOUR IDEAS FLOWING
IN YOUR HEAD,
AND WE'LL BE READY TO GET
WRITING WHEN WE COME BACK.
(hip-hop playing)
Images of a warehouse full of art on its walls appear.
Mickeey pops out of a graffiti art on a wall.
Mickeey is in his twenties, with short puffy black hair and he wears rolled up jeans, a cream hooded sweatshirt under an unbuttoned red plaid shirt and red snickers.
Mickeey says YO, WHAT'S UP?
WHAT'S GOIN' ON, MOVERS?
WE'RE GONNA BE LEARNING
ONE OF THE FUNNEST DANCES EVER!
DON'T BE A CHICKEN,
JUST DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN! HEY!
Dancing, he says GRAB YOUR WINGS AND FLY,
YOU GUYS!
IT'S TIME TO LEARN
THE FUNKY CHICKEN.
LET'S GO CHECK IN AND SEE
WHAT OUR FEET ARE DOING.
FEET ARE SO EASY.
YOU'RE GONNA TAKE YOUR STEPS
FRONT, TOGETHER,
FRONT, TOGETHER,
THEN STEPS BACK.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, TOGETHER.
TO REPEAT-
ONE, TOGETHER, TWO, TOGETHER.
STEP IT BACK.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
LET'S GO CHECK IN
WITH THE WINGS.
He bends his arms and continues YOU'RE GONNA FLAP IT
DOWN, DOWN,
AND DOWN, DOWN.
He spreads his arms as he walks backwards and says TAKE IT BACK.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN,
REPEAT.
TAKE IT DOWN, AND DOWN,
A-DOWN, A-DOWN.
AND FIVE, SIX,
SEVEN, EIGHT.
PUT THE FEET AND THE HANDS
TOGETHER,
YOU GOT YOURSELVES
THE FUNKY CHICKEN.
MUSIC AND FRIENDS?
Melissa and Daniel appear.
Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and he wears glasses, jeans, a coral T-shirt under a pink shirt and a black cap hat.
Melissa is in her twenties, with long straight brown hair with bangs and she wears jeans, an pink T-shirt and a blue hoodie.
They start dancing.
Mickeey says FIVE, SIX, SEVEN!
STEP TO THE SIDE,
STEP TO THE SIDE!
FLAP YOUR WINGS, GUYS.
HERE WE GO!
HEY, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX,
SEVEN, EIGHT!
WOO!
GUESS WHAT, GUYS-
YOU JUST MOVED WITH MICKEEY.
SEE YA!
He jumps back in the graffiti.
Copyright 2017, The Ontario Educational Communications Authority.
A close-up shot shows her hands holding a marker over a sheet of paper with four empty text boxes.
Kristy says I HOPE YOU ENJOYED
THAT BODY BREAK
AND YOU GOT YOUR BODY
UP AND MOVING
AND NOW YOU HAVE
A LITTLE MORE ENERGY
AND WILL HELP
OUR BRAINS WORK
WITH THAT LITTLE BIT
OF MOVEMENT WE GOT TO DO.
GETTING UP AND MOVING IS A GREAT
WAY TO GET YOUR BRAIN WORKING
IF YOU'VE BEEN SITTING
FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.
IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON
TO WRITING OUR BRAINSTORM
FOR OUR OPINION.
SO, I'VE BEEN
DOING SOME THINKING
ABOUT WHAT ACTIVITIES
I REALLY LIKE,
AND I'VE DECIDED TODAY
TO WRITE ABOUT
PLAYING ROLE-PLAYING GAMES.
THAT'S ONE OF MY
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES.
SO, ACTUALLY I'M GONNA WRITE
MORE SPECIFICALLY,
"PLAYING TABLETOP--."
SO, THESE ARE NOT
COMPUTER GAMES...
She writes "--TABLETOP
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES."
She continues SO, THESE ARE GAMES
WHERE ONE OF MY FRIENDS
IS KIND OF THE BOSS
AND THEN THE REST OF US
GET TO BE DIFFERENT CHARACTERS
AND WE PRETEND
AND WE USE OUR IMAGINATIONS
AND WE GO ON ADVENTURES
AND THEY'RE ONE OF THE THINGS
I REALLY, REALLY LIKE TO DO
WITH MY FRIENDS
IN MY SPARE TIME.
AND ONE OF MY...
ONE THING THAT'S BEEN GREAT
IS THAT THEY'RE SOMETHING
THAT I CAN DO
WHILE WE'RE ALL AT HOME,
SO THAT'S BEEN SUPER FUN.
SO, I'M GOING TO LOOK.
SO, MY FAVOURITE ACTIVITY
IS PLAYING TABLETOP
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES.
AND NOW I NEED TO THINK
OF THREE REASONS
WHY THIS IS
MY FAVOURITE ACTIVITY TO DO.
SO, REASON NUMBER ONE.
WELL, I THINK
THE BEST THING I SAID
WHEN I WAS EXPLAINING
WHAT THEY WERE
WAS THAT I GET TO PLAY THEM
WITH MY FRIENDS.
SO, I'M GONNA SAY,
"I... GET TO...
SPEND TIME... WITH MY FRIENDS."
I'M NOT SURE IF
I'LL WRITE THIS OR NOT
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT,
I'M GOING TO ADD HERE,
"EVEN DURING COVID,"
'CAUSE WE FIGURED OUT
HOW TO PLAY
BY CHATTING
ON OUR COMPUTERS.
SO, MY FAVOURITE ACTIVITY
IS PLAYING TABLE...
I'M GONNA KEEP
CHECKING BACK HERE
TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYTHING CONNECTS.
SO, ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE
ABOUT MY ROLE-PLAYING GAMES
IS I GET TO SPEND TIME
WITH MY FRIENDS.
LET'S SEE.
ANOTHER THING
I REALLY LOVE
IS THAT I REALLY GET TO USE
MY IMAGINATION WHEN I PLAY.
I LOVE IMAGINING AND PRETENDING
AND COMING UP WITH IDEAS.
I GET TO HAVE SILLY IDEAS.
SO I'M GONNA SAY,
"I GET...
TO USE MY...
IMAGINATION."
MAYBE I'LL ADD IN BRACKETS,
"PRETEND...
BE A CHARACTER."
I'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW
TO TURN THIS INTO A SENTENCE,
IN MY DRAFT.
"PRETEND TO BE A CHARACTER."
YEAH, THOSE ARE
PRETTY GOOD THINGS.
LET'S SEE.
SO, PLAYING TABLETOP
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES,
SPENDING TIME WITH MY FRIENDS
WORKS WITH THAT.
USING MY IMAGINATION
WORKS WITH THAT.
SO, I NEED ANOTHER REASON.
AND UNLIKE SWIMMING,
IT'S REALLY EASY
FOR ME TO COME UP WITH
DIFFERENT REASONS I LIKE THIS.
THE LAST REASON
I'M GOING TO WRITE IS,
"IT'S SO--."
OH, NEED TO LEAVE SPACES
BETWEEN MY WORDS.
"--SO MUCH FUN."
MAYBE I SHOULD WRITE,
JUST IN CASE I NEED
SOME OTHER THINGS,
WHAT IS SO MUCH FUN
ABOUT IT.
WELL, SOME OF THE THINGS
I LIKE ARE THE DICE.
YOU DON'T REALLY NEED
LOTS AND LOTS OF DICE,
BUT I HAVE LOTS AND LOTS
OF DICE.
I COLLECT THEM
AND THEY'RE COLOURFUL.
AND, YEAH,
I REALLY LIKE THEM.
THEY'RE ONE OF MY FAVOURITE
THINGS THAT MAKE IT FUN.
OH!
WE CAN ALSO MAKE MINIS,
LIKE LITTLE TINY FIGURES,
AND I LIKE PAINTING THOSE.
THOSE CAN BE
PART OF THE GAME.
SO, LET ME TAKE A LOOK.
I PICKED A TOPIC THAT'S
SOMETHING I REALLY, REALLY LIKE.
SO, WHEN YOU START BRAINSTORMING
YOUR FAVOURITE ACTIVITY,
MAKE SURE IT'S
ONE OF YOUR FAVOURITES
BECAUSE IF IT'S ONE OF
YOUR FAVOURITE THINGS TO DO,
IT'S GOING TO BE
REALLY EASY
TO THINK OF WHY
YOU LIKE DOING IT.
IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S
JUST KIND OF, ENH, JUST OKAY,
IT'S GOING TO BE
REALLY, REALLY HARD
TO THINK OF THOSE IDEAS.
SO, YOU'RE GOING TO THINK
OF YOUR FAVOURITE ACTIVITY,
AND YOU'RE GOING TO THINK
OF ONE, TWO, THREE
DIFFERENT REASONS.
SO, IF I SAY,
"IT'S ENJOYABLE,
IT'S FUN, I LIKE IT,"
THOSE AREN'T REALLY
THREE DIFFERENT REASONS.
THOSE ARE THREE DIFFERENT WAYS
TO STAY THE SAME THING.
SO, I'M GOING TO TRY AND FIND
REALLY DIFFERENT WAYS
TO SAY WHAT I LIKE
ABOUT THAT ACTIVITY
WHEN I PUT MY REASONS DOWN.
YOU DON'T NEED
AN ORGANIZER LIKE THIS.
YOU COULD JUST WRITE
THESE THINGS DOWN ON A PAPER.
SO, "MY FAVOURITE ACTIVITY IS,"
AND YOU CAN MAKE
THREE REASONS ON YOUR LIST.
WE'RE GOING TO BE
CHECKING OUT NEXT
A VIDEO FROM
RAVEN'S QUEST
ALL ABOUT MORGAN.
AND MORGAN IS GOING TO BE
TALKING TO US
ABOUT ALL OF THE THINGS
SHE LIKES TO DO.
I WONDER, WHAT ACTIVITY DO YOU
THINK MORGAN WOULD WRITE DOWN
IF SHE WAS DOING
AN OPINION WRITING ORGANIZER,
AND WHAT YOU THINK
HER THREE REASONS WOULD BE
FOR LIKING THAT ACTIVITY
SO MUCH?
SO, WHILE YOU'RE WATCHING,
I WANT YOU
TO BE ATTENTION FOR
WHAT ARE MORGAN'S
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES
AND WHY DOES SHE LIKE
THOSE THINGS SO MUCH?
IF YOU'RE STUCK FOR AN IDEA
OF WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT,
MAYBE YOU LIKE SOME OF THE SAME
ACTIVITIES MORGAN DOES,
AND YOU CAN COME UP
WITH SOME IDEAS
FOR WHY YOU MIGHT LIKE
THOSE ACTIVITIES TOO.
SO, ENJOY THE EPISODE
OF
RAVEN'S QUEST,
BIT BACK, HAVE SOME FUN,
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PUT
OUR WRITING PLAN TOGETHER
FOR MAKING OUR DRAFT
FOR OUR OPINION PIECE.
(music plays)
Morgan is 12, with long straight blond hair and wears a denim shirt and a printed black jacket with hot pink lining.
The narrator says MEET MORGAN.
SHE HANGS OUT AT THE FIREHOUSE.
SHE'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO DO
SOME BEAUTIFUL BEAD WORK.
Morgan shows a beading job and says AND THEN THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
The narrator says AND SHE'S A FABULOUS
FIDDLER.
LET'S GO.
In animation, pictures of several different kids appear hanging on laundry lines. A raven on the lines flies off to the sun and opens his wings as the title of the show appears. It reads "Raven's Quest."
Morgan says ALLO.
MY NAME IS MORGAN.
I JUST TURNED 12 AND I'M MÉTIS.
I LIVE IN EAST SELKIRK JUST
OUTSIDE WINNIPEG MANITOBA.
A map shows the Canadian provinces. It zooms in on East Selkirk, Manitoba.
Morgan says MY DAD'S A FIREFIGHTER SO THIS
IS THE EAST SELKIRK FIREHOUSE.
AND THIS IS MY
BEST FRIEND ADREA.
Morgan and Adrea stand next to a fire truck.
Adrea is around 12, with long wavy red hair in a ponytail and wears black leggings, a black jacket with colourful details down the zip, gloves, and a firefighter's helmet.
Adrea says HI.
LET'S GO.
Morgan says MY FAVOURITE THING AT THE
FIRE HALL WOULD BE THE EQUIPMENT
TRUCK BECAUSE I LIKE TO OPEN UP
ALL THE DOORS AND LOOK AT THE
GEAR.
THE THING I LIKE THE MOST
ABOUT ADREA IS THAT SHE'S REALLY
FUNNY.
Adrea says AND THE THING THAT I LIKE THE
MOST ABOUT MORGAN IS THAT SHE'S
REALLY FUNNY.
Morgan pretends to spray her with a hose and says I GOT YOUR FACE.
Adrea grabs the truck radio and says HELLO?
Morgan grabs the other one and says WHO IS THIS?
Adrea says NOT ME.
IT'S A MARSHMALLOW.
Morgan says WOW.
I'M TALKING TO A MARSHMALLOW.
ADREA AND I HAVE KNOWN EACH
OTHER FOR A LONG TIME AND BOTH
OF OUR FATHERS ARE FIREFIGHTERS.
Adrea puts on a mask and says THAT'S GOOD.
On a boat, Morgan pretends to row and says ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT.
THE FLOOR IS WATER.
Adrea says THE FLOOR IS WATER.
Adrea climbs up the truck and says LET'S GO UP HERE.
Morgan says BE RIGHT THERE.
HELLO.
ANYONE THERE?
On the driver's seat, Adrea says OBVIOUSLY NOT.
Morgan says HI.
WHAT IF I HIT A BUTTON?
OOPS, I HIT A BUTTON.
Dad comes along in a fire suit.
Morgan says HEY DAD.
TIME TO GO.
(fire truck siren)
Morgan says THIS IS MY HOUSE AND I
HAVE A REALLY BIG BACKYARD.
SIT.
I HAVE THREE DOGS.
THIS IS MY DALMATIAN EMBER.
THIS IS ANGEL.
AND THIS
IS MY
FAVORITE, POOH.
AND EMBER HAS TWO
DIFFERENT COLOURED EYES.
ONE'S BLUE AND ONE'S BROWN.
I LIKE HAVING A BIG BACKYARD.
I THINK MY PETS LIKE IT TOO
BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT MORE
ROOM TO RUN AROUND AND PLAY.
THIS IS MY DAD KEITH.
Keith is in his forties, bald and with a shadow of a beard. He wears jeans, a black T-shirt and a brown jacket.
He strums a guitar and says HI.
Morgan says MY MOM CORINNA.
Corinna is in her late thirties, with long blond hair and wears glasses, black trousers and a black sweater.
She says HELLO.
Morgan says AND MY BROTHER CHRISTOPHER.
Christopher is in his late teens, with short straight blond hair and a beard. He wears jeans and a blue sweater.
Christopher says HI.
Morgan says I LEARNED TO BEAD THIS SUMMER
AT A MÉTIS CAMP THAT I WENT TO.
I LIKE GOING TO THOSE CAMPS
BECAUSE I'M MÉTIS SO LEARNING
ABOUT MY CULTURE'S FUN FOR ME.
GO UP WHERE THE TWO
YELLOW BEADS STARTED.
GO THROUGH THE TWO BEADS.
Corinna says IS IT COMING ALONG?
Morgan says YEAH IT LOOKS GOOD.
TRADITIONAL BEADING
WOULD BE PROBABLY FLOWERS.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT A LOT OF
TRADITIONAL MÉTIS BEADING IT'S
FLOWERS.
YOU WOULD NORMALLY BEAD ON
LEATHER BUT I BEAD ON FELT
BECAUSE THE LEATHER IS REALLY
THICK AND IT'S HARD TO GET THE
NEEDLE THROUGH.
She shows a flower template and says THIS IS THE TEMPLATE THAT I'M
WORKING ON RIGHT NOW AND THEN
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
WHEN IT'S ON FELT AND STARTED.
WHAT I'M WEARING IS
CALLED A MÉTIS SASH.
I LIKE THE WHITE BECAUSE IT
REPRESENTS THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN US AND OUR EARTH AND
I LIKE THE YELLOW BECAUSE IT
REPRESENTS HOPE AND
OUR BRIGHT FUTURE.
She plays with blocks and says I REALLY LIKE THESE BLOCKS.
I PLAY WITH THESE
ALMOST EVERYDAY.
I'LL SIT HERE AND I CAN
PLAY WITH THEM FOR HOURS.
At the pool, she says ONE, TWO, THREE.
She jumps in the water and says I LOVE SWIMMING.
I'VE BEEN TAKING SWIMMING
LESSONS FOR THREE TO FOUR YEARS
AND I REALLY LIKE SWIMMING ON MY
BACK BECAUSE I CAN BREATHE THE
WHOLE TIME.
In her room, Morgan says THIS IS MY ROOM AND HERE ARE
SOME MEDALS I'VE WON FROM DANCE
COMPETITIONS.
SO I HAVE ONE GOLD MEDAL AND TWO
SILVER MEDALS AND THEN THIS IS A
MEDAL I WON WHEN I WAS TWO FROM
THE FAIR SAYING THAT I DID THE
RED RIVER JIG.
MY ROOM IS UNDER THE SEA
THEMED SO I HAVE A LOT OF BLUE.
I HAVE BLUE BEDDING, BLUE
BLANKETS, BLUE PILLOWS.
ALMOST EVERYTHING
IN MY ROOM IS BLUE.
THESE ARE MY TAP SHOES AND I'VE
TAPPED FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.
ON THE BOTTOM THERE ARE MEDAL
PLATES AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES THE
SOUND FOR TAP SHOES.
THESE ARE BEADED
CLIPS FOR MY HAIR.
THIS ONE IS THE MÉTIS SASH
AND THIS ONE IS THE MÉTIS FLAG.
IT'S A WHITE INFINITY
SYMBOL WITH A BLUE BACKGROUND.
THIS IS MY FIDDLE AND I'VE BEEN
PLAYING SINCE I WAS 4 YEARS OLD.
I PLAY MAINLY TRADITIONAL MUSIC
AND I'LL PLAY YOU A MÉTIS REEL.
She plays a piece.
Morgan says MICHIF IS THE MÉTIS LANGUAGE.
IN MICHIF THIS IS
HOW YOU SAY FIDDLE.
LI VIYALOON.
LI VIYALOON, FIDDLE.
ELDERS REALLY LIKE MY MUSIC SO
TODAY WE'RE GONNA GO CHEER THEM
UP AND PLAY SOME MUSIC FOR THEM.
LET'S GO.
MÉTIS MUSIC IS DIFFERENT FROM
NORMAL MUSIC THAT YOU WOULD HEAR
IN OTHER PLACES BECAUSE THE
PATTERNS AND THE TIMING IN THE
MUSIC IS DIFFERENT.
WHEN I'M PLAYING I DON'T REALLY
THINK ABOUT THE MUSIC BECAUSE I
JUST KNOW THE MUSIC AND WHEN I
KNOW WHAT SONG I'M PLAYING MY
FINGERS JUST KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I LIKE PLAYING MUSIC WITH MY DAD
BECAUSE THEN IT'S NOT JUST ME
PLAYING AND I FEEL REALLY
COMFORTABLE PLAYING WITH MY DAD
BECAUSE I PLAY
WITH HIM EVERYDAY.
I FEEL HAPPY WHEN I PLAY FOR
ELDERS BECAUSE I KNOW IT MAKES
THEM REALLY HAPPY.
I LIKE TO PLAY THE FIDDLE
BECAUSE IT'S PART OF MY CULTURE.
(clapping)
Morgan says I HOPE YOU HAD
FUN WITH US TODAY.
MA TWAYR PLUS TAWR.
SEE YOU LATER.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Logo: Apartment 11 Productions.
Kristy sits next to her Writing Plan.
Kristy says I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THAT EPISODE
OF
RAVEN'S QUEST,
AND MORGAN
SHARING HER HOBBIES
AND WHY SHE ENJOYS THEM
SO MUCH.
WE'VE COME UP
WITH OUR BRAINSTORM
FOR WHAT I'M GOING TO
WRITE ABOUT THAT I REALLY ENJOY,
AND NOW BEFORE
I GET STARTED,
I WANNA MAKE SURE I HAVE
A REALLY CLEAR WRITING PLAN
FOR WHAT I'M GOING TO ACCOMPLISH
IN MY PERSUASIVE WRITING.
She points to her plan and says SO, I'M GOING TO THINK ABOUT
THE WHO, WHAT, WHY...
THE WHO...
(chuckling)
WHAT, WHAT AND WHY,
SO MY AUDIENCE, TOPIC,
PURPOSE, AND FORM.
I'M TONGUE TWISTING MYSELF
RIGHT NOW.
I FEEL LIKE I DID
SOMETHING WRONG THERE.
MY AUDIENCE IS MY "WHO."
SO,
WHO I'M GOING TO WRITE FOR
IS MY FRIENDS
WHO DON'T PLAY THE GAME.
SO, I'M GOING TO TRY
AND WRITE THIS FOR SOMEBODY
WHO DOESN'T ALREADY PLAY
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES LIKE I DO.
SO, THEY MIGHT BE
MORE INTERESTED IN IT.
MY TOPIC
IS ROLE-PLAYING GAMES.
THAT'S PRETTY EASY FOR ME
TO THINK OF.
MY PURPOSE IS TO CONVINCE THEM
TO TRY.
AND MY FORM, THE TYPE OF WRITING
I'M GOING TO DO TODAY,
IS PERSUASIVE TEXT.
I'M GOING TO WRITE THAT
PARAGRAPH OF PERSUASIVE WRITING.
SO, BEFORE YOU GET STARTED
ON YOUR WRITING,
OUR FORM SHOULD BE REALLY,
REALLY EASY.
IT'S GOING TO BE
PERSUASIVE WRITING.
YOUR AUDIENCE IS IMPORTANT
TO THINK ABOUT.
SO, ARE YOU TRYING TO CONVINCE
A SPECIFIC PERSON OF SOMETHING?
MAYBE YOU'RE TRYING TO WRITE
A PERSUASIVE TEXT
ABOUT WHY YOU SHOULD
GET TO GO OUTSIDE LONGER
AND YOU'RE WRITING IT
FOR YOUR PARENTS
OR SOMEBODY
IN YOUR FAMILY.
MAYBE YOU'RE WRITING ABOUT WHY
YOU SHOULD GET LESS HOMEWORK
AND YOU'RE WRITING IT
FOR YOUR TEACHER.
WHO YOU WRITE FOR
MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
IF YOU'RE GOING
TO WRITE SOMETHING
FOR THE PRINCIPAL
OF YOUR SCHOOL,
IT WOULD PROBABLY SOUND
REALLY DIFFERENT
THAN IF YOU WERE GOING TO WRITE
IT FOR YOUR READING BUDDY
IN JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN.
SO, THINK ABOUT WHO IT IS
YOU'RE WRITING FOR
AND WHAT YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO DO
TO CONVINCE THEM.
YOUR TOPIC-
WHAT IS THE THING
YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT
AND YOU'RE
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THAT YOU WANT TO
CONVINCE SOMEONE OF?
SO, YOU HAVE TO PICK A TOPIC
THAT YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT
AND YOU'RE INTERESTED IN,
BECAUSE THINK ABOUT
MY SWIMMING EXAMPLE.
I COULDN'T THINK OF
THREE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT IT,
SO THAT WAS NOT
A GOOD TOPIC CHOICE FOR ME.
HOPEFULLY WHEN YOU DO
YOUR BRAINSTORMING,
IT'LL HELP YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE
A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THAT TOPIC.
AND YOUR PURPOSE.
WELL, ALL OF US,
OUR PURPOSE IS GOING TO BE
TO CONVINCE SOMEONE,
BUT WHAT ARE YOU TRYING
TO CONVINCE SOMEONE OF?
SO, IF IT'S YOUR MOM OR DAD
OR SOMEBODY IN YOUR FAMILY,
MAYBE YOU'RE TRYING
TO CONVINCE THEM
TO GIVE YOU
A BIGGER ALLOWANCE.
IF IT'S THE PRINCIPAL,
MAYBE YOU'RE TRYING
TO CONVINCE THEM
TO LET YOU HAVE
A LONGER RECESS TIME.
IF IT'S YOUR LITTLE SISTER,
MAYBE YOU'RE TRYING TO CONVINCE
HER TO GIVE YOU HER CANDY.
SO, WHATEVER IT IS,
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?
AND WHEN YOU GET
YOUR DRAFT DONE,
DOES IT MAKE SENSE
FOR WHO YOU WRITE IT FOR?
SO, WHEN I'M DONE
I'M GONNA CHECK AND SEE,
DOES THIS MAKE SENSE
FOR MY FRIENDS?
DID I TALK ABOUT ROLE-PLAYING
GAMES THE WHOLE TIME?
DO I HAVE
A CONVINCING ARGUMENT?
AND DID I WRITE
A PERSUASIVE TEXT
FOLLOWING THE PATTERN
OF MY OPENING SENTENCE,
MY THREE REASONS,
AND REPEATING MY POINT
THAT I'M TRYING TO SAY?
AND THAT PLAN
WILL HELP YOU STAY ON TRACK
WITH YOUR
PERSUASIVE WRITING.
Now, Kristy gets ready to fill an organizer with five text boxes.
Kristy says NOW THAT WE HAVE
OUR WRITING PLAN PUT TOGETHER,
WE KNOW WHO OUR AUDIENCE IS,
WE KNOW WHAT FORM WE'RE WRITING,
WE KNOW WHY WE'RE WRITING,
AND WE KNOW HOW WE'RE PUTTING
THIS WHOLE THING TOGETHER,
I'M GOING TO TAKE
MY BRAINSTORM
AND I'M GOING TO PUT IT
INTO AN ORGANIZER.
THIS WILL HELP ME
WRITE MY FIRST DRAFT
REALLY, REALLY EASILY.
SO, I'M GONNA TAKE
THESE IDEAS
AND I'M GONNA TURN THEM
INTO SENTENCES.
SO, I'M GOING TO SAY,
LET'S SEE.
MY OPINION IS...
I'M GONNA TURN THIS
INTO A SENTENCE.
SO, MY FAVOURITE ACTIVITY IS...
SO I COULD SAY,
In the first box, she writes "MY FAVOURITE...
ACTIVITY... IS PLAYING."
She says AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
FOR MY ORGANIZER,
I'M GOING TO USE
A SHORT FORM.
I'M GONNA USE "RPG."
FOR "ROLE-PLAYING GAMES,"
JUST FOR IN MY DRAFT,
SO I DON'T HAVE TO WRITE IT OUT
THE WHOLE TIME EVERY TIME,
BUT WHEN I PUT IT DOWN
INTO A STORY,
I'LL MAKE SURE I HAVE
THAT WHOLE THING WRITTEN OUT.
"--IS PLAYING
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES."
ALL RIGHT.
"MY FAVOURITE ACTIVITY
IS PLAYING ROLE-PLAYING GAMES."
REASON NUMBER ONE, I GET TO
SPEND TIME WITH MY FRIENDS.
I'M GONNA TRY
AND USE SOME LANGUAGE
TO TALK ABOUT FIRST, NEXT.
I'M GONNA SAY,
"THE FIRST...
"REASON...
"I LIKE...
"RPGS, ROLE-PLAYING GAMES,
"IS THAT...
"I GET TO...
"SPEND TIME...
"WITH MY FRIENDS."
THE GREAT THING
ABOUT DOING THIS
IS IT'S GONNA BE REALLY EASY
FOR ME TO TAKE THESE IDEAS
AND TURN THEM INTO A STORY
OR TURN THEM INTO A PARAGRAPH,
BECAUSE I'M COMING UP WITH IDEAS
FOR MY SENTENCES HERE.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY THINK
WHEN I MADE MY PLAN,
I WANTED TO CONVINCE PEOPLE
TO PLAY ROLE-PLAYING GAMES,
SO I'M GONNA CHANGE MY OPINION
A LITTLE BIT.
I'M GONNA SAY
MY FAVOURITE ACTIVITY
IS PLAYING
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES,
AND I...
"THINK OTHER PEOPLE...
WOULD LIKE THEM."
WOULD...LIKE THEM.
SO, THIS MEANS
THAT I KNOW THIS IS FITTING
WITH MY WRITING PLAN,
BECAUSE I WAS TRYING
TO CONVINCE OTHER PEOPLE
THEY MIGHT LIKE
TO TRY THEM.
SO, I'VE GOT MY REASON.
THE FIRST REASON IS I GET
TO SPEND TIME WITH MY FRIENDS.
LET'S SEE.
I COULD WRITE THE FIRST,
THE SECOND, THE THIRD,
BUT I DON'T LIKE MY SENTENCES
STARTING EXACTLY THE SAME THING.
SO I'M GONNA SAY,
"THE NEXT REASON,"
SO MY SENTENCES ARE A LITTLE
BIT DIFFERENT EACH TIME.
"THE NEXT THING,"
INSTEAD OF "REASON,"
SO IT'S NOT SO REPETITIVE...
"THE NEXT THING I--."
AND HERE I SAID "I LIKE,"
SO I'M GONNA CHANGE MY WORDS.
"I LOVE ABOUT--."
AND I'M GOING TO USE MY SHORT
RPG IS ROLE-PLAYING GAMES...
"--IS..."
HMM.
I GET TO USE
MY IMAGINATION.
OH, I'M GONNA SAY,
"--IS THAT I GET...
"TO BE CREATIVE."
SO, IF I WERE TALKING TO
SOMEBODY AND TELLING THEM,
I'M JUST WRITING DOWN
EXACTLY THE SAME THINGS
I WOULD TELL SOMEBODY IF I WERE
EXPLAINING THIS TO THEM.
SO, I'VE GOT
MY FAVOURITE ACTIVITY,
I'VE GOT WHY I THINK,
I'VE GOT MY FIRST REASON,
AND INSTEAD OF SAYING THE FIRST
REASON, THE SECOND REASON,
I USED A NEW STARTER-
"THE NEXT THING."
INSTEAD OF GOING,
"THE LAST THING,"
I'M GONNA START MY SENTENCE
WITH THE WORD "FINALLY."
THIS MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT EACH TIME,
AND IT'S GOING TO MAKE
MY READING MORE INTERESTING...
ER, MY WRITING MORE INTERESTING
FOR MY READER.
"FINALLY, ONE--."
AND I PUT A LITTLE COMMA THERE
BECAUSE I SAY "FINALLY,"
AND I TAKE A LITTLE BREATH,
AND IT'S NOT A FULL SENTENCE,
SO I NEED A COMMA.
"--ONE OF MY FAVOURITE..."
THAT'S NOT HOW YOU SPELL
"FAVOURITE."
"FAV-OUR-ITE."
IT'S A GOOD THING
THIS IS MY BRAINSTORM.
FAVOURITE. THIS IS WHY YOU USE
A PENCIL, NOT A PEN.
"--FAVOURITE THINGS...
"ABOUT...RPGS--."
AND I WOULD NOT USE
THESE INITIALS IN MY GOOD COPY.
THIS IS JUST FOR PUTTING
MY IDEAS DOWN FAST.
"--ABOUT RPGS IS..."
I'M JUST GONNA SAY
THE DICE.
I KNOW I SAID IT'S SO MUCH FUN
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S THOSE DICE..."IS THE DICE."
AND THEN I'LL SAY,
"THEY'RE...
"SO...PRETTY."
'CAUSE I REALLY LIKE
MY COLOURFUL DICE.
IT'S A SILLY REASON,
I THINK,
TO LOVE THE GAME SO MUCH,
BUT I REALLY ENJOY IT.
SO, MY CONCLUSION-
I'M GONNA COME UP HERE
AND I'M GOING TO RESTATE,
I'M GONNA FIND A NEW WAY
TO SAY MY OPINION AGAIN.
SO, I THINK
I'M GONNA FINISH UP.
I'M GONNA SAY,
"I THINK--."
SO, THIS IS MY OPINION.
"--RPGS ARE, UH, AMAZING."
I'LL USE A NEW WORD.
"AMAZING ACTIVITY...
"EVERYONE...
"COULD...ENJOY!"
AND NOW I HAVE
MY OPINION ORGANIZER DONE
SO THAT I CAN TURN THIS
INTO MY FINISHED COPY.
Next, a text appears.
Kristy says AS YOU CAN SEE,
I'VE TAKEN MY ORGANIZER
THAT I'VE PUT TOGETHER
WITH ALL OF MY SENTENCES
WITH MY OPINION
OPENING STATEMENT,
WITH MY THREE REASONS WHY,
AND WITH MY CONCLUSION
AT THE END,
AND I TURNED IT
INTO A PARAGRAPH.
I MADE THE FONT PRETTY BIG SO
THAT YOU CAN READ IT WITH ME,
AND WE'RE GONNA
READ THROUGH IT
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA
CHECK AND MAKE SURE
WE HAVE ALL
OF THE CRITERIA
FROM THE PERSUASIVE
WRITING CHECKLIST.
SO FIRST,
LET'S READ THROUGH IT.
She reads TABLETOP ROLE PLAYING GAMES
ARE THE BEST."
She says SO, I TRIED TO COME UP
WITH AN INTERESTING TITLE.
UM, FIRST I HAD,
"I THINK YOU WOULD LIKE
TABLETOP ROLE PLAYING GAMES."
I DIDN'T LIKE THAT ONE,
SO I FOUND A WAY
THAT I COULD GRAB MY READERS'
ATTENTION A LITTLE BIT MORE.
I THINK BY SAYING
THEY'RE THE BEST,
SOMEBODY'S GONNA GO, WELL,
EITHER "WHAT ARE THESE?"
OR "WHY ARE THESE THE BEST?"
AND THEY'RE GONNA WANNA
KEEP READING.
She reads TABLETOP ROLE PLAYING GAMES
ARE A FUN ACTIVITY THAT
EVERYONE SHOULD TRY.
THE FIRST AWESOME THING ABOUT ROLE
PLAYING GAMES IS THAT YOU GET TO
SPEND LOTS OF TIME WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
THE NEXT THING I LOVE ABOUT ROLE
PLAYING GAMES IS THAT I GET TO BE
CREATIVE BY MAKING UP STORIES AND
PRETENDING TO BE SOMEONE ELSE. FINALLY,
ONE OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS ABOUT ROLE
PLAYING GAMES IS THE DICE AND MINIS.
YOU DON'T NEED THEM, BUT THEY MAKE IT
EVEN MORE FUN. I THINK THAT ROLE PLAYING
GAMES ARE AN AMAZING ACTIVITY THAT
EVERYONE WOULD ENJOY
IF THEY GAVE THEM A CHANCE.
She says SO, I CAME UP
WITH MY SENTENCES.
YOU MIGHT NOTICE THAT I'VE ADDED
SOME EXTRA THINGS IN HERE.
I TRIED TO FIND
SOME NICE...
SOME NEW WORDS
AND BETTER WORDS.
LIKE, I ADDED THE FIRST...
INSTEAD OF JUST SAYING
"THE FIRST THING."
I SAID,
"THE FIRST AWESOME THING."
SO, I'M REALLY TRYING
TO PROVE TO MY READER
THAT THIS IS
SOMETHING GREAT TO DO.
I KEPT THOSE DIFFERENT
SENTENCE BEGINNINGS.
SO, "THE FIRST AWESOME THING,"
"THE NEXT THING."
I COULD EVEN ADD
"THE NEXT GREAT THING."
I COULD KEEP PUTTING IN
THOSE DESCRIPTIVE WORDS
THAT TELL HOW GOOD
ROLE PLAYING GAMES ARE
AND WHY I LOVE THEM
SO MUCH.
I EVEN ADDED
AN EXTRA SENTENCE DOWN HERE.
"FINALLY, ONE OF MY FAVOURITE
THINGS ABOUT ROLE PLAYING GAMES
"IS THE DICE
AND THE MINIS."
I ADDED THIS EXTRA THING,
"YOU DON'T NEED THEM BUT THEY
MAKE IT EVEN MORE FUN."
I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY
TO THINK THEY HAVE TO BUY
ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT THINGS
TO BE ABLE TO PLAY.
I JUST HAPPEN
TO ENJOY THEM.
NOW THAT I'VE GOT
A DRAFT TOGETHER HERE,
I ADDED
A LITTLE PICTURE
SO THAT WHEN I HAVE
MY FINISHED PUBLISHED COPY
IT'S A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING
TO LOOK AT.
AND YOU CAN SEE,
INSTEAD OF PRINTING IT OUT,
I TYPED IT UP ON THE COMPUTER
AND PRINTED IT.
I MADE SURE WHEN I PICKED A FONT
ON THE COMPUTER,
I PICKED ONE
THAT WAS EASY TO READ.
I'VE HAD A LOT OF STUDENTS
WHO TYPE THEIR STORIES UP
ON THE COMPUTER
AND THEN THEY CHOOSE A FONT
THAT'S SO FANCY
THAT I CAN'T READ
THEIR STORY.
SO, ALWAYS MAKE SURE
WHEN YOU CHOOSE YOUR FONT,
MAYBE YOU COULD PUT
SOMETHING FANCY FOR THE TITLE,
BUT CHOOSE SOMETHING
THAT YOUR READER
IS GOING TO HAVE AN EASY TIME
READING WHEN THEY TAKE A LOOK.
LET'S CHECK AND SEE,
DID WE MEET
ALL THE CRITERIA?
SO, THE FIRST THING I NEED
IS MY OPINION... .IN THE FIRST SENTENCE.
SO, LET'S READ OVER
THAT FIRST SENTENCE.
"TABLETOP ROLE PLAYING GAMES
ARE A FUN ACTIVITY
"THAT EVERYONE SHOULD TRY."
SO, MY OPINION IS
THAT THEY'RE FUN
AND EVERYBODY
SHOULD TRY THEM.
Using a blue marker, she draws a check and says SO, I CAN PUT A LITTLE BOX HERE,
AND CHECK.
MY OPINION IS IN
THE FIRST SENTENCE.
LET'S LOOK.
DO I HAVE THREE...
REASONS...WHY?
THE THREE REASONS
FOR MY OPINION.
LET'S LOOK.
OKAY, THE FIRST THING
IS THAT YOU GET TO SPEND
TIME WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
THE NEXT THING
IS I GET TO BE CREATIVE,
AND FINALLY,
I LIKE THE DICE AND THE MINIS.
THAT'S ONE, TWO,
THREE THINGS
ABOUT WHY (UNCLEAR).
LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
DID I USE TIME WORDS?
SO, EXAMPLES ARE
"FIRST," "SECOND,"
"THIRD," "NEXT," "FINALLY."
SO, LET'S LOOK.
I SAID,
"THE FIRST THING."
FOR MY NEXT REASON I SAID,
"THE NEXT THING,"
AND THEN I SAID,
"FINALLY."
SO I DID USE TIME WORDS
TO HELP MY WRITING FLOW
AND TO INDICATE WHAT
THOSE THREE REASONS ARE.
LET'S SEE.
THE NEXT CRITERIA.
DID I USE FEELING WORDS?
HMM. DID YOU NOTICE
ANY FEELING WORDS
WHEN I READ THROUGH
MY WRITING?
"TABLETOP ROLE PLAYING GAMES
ARE A FUN ACTIVITY."
I FEEL THAT IT'S FUN.
"YOU GET TO SPEND LOTS OF TIME
WITH YOUR FRIENDS."
I USED THAT "AWESOME" WORD
IN THERE.
THAT'S HOW
I FEEL ABOUT IT.
I SAID,
"I LOVE ROLE PLAYING GAMES."
I SAID, "MY FAVOURITE,"
AND THEN I SAID,
"IT'S EVEN MORE FUN,"
"IT'S AMAZING."
SO, I USED A LOT
OF DESCRIPTIVE WORDS
THAT TELL HOW I FEEL
ABOUT ROLE PLAYING GAMES
TO HELP MY READER
REALLY GET HOW I FEEL.
SO, I DID-- CHECK...
USE MY FEELING WORDS.
AND LET'S CHECK,
DID I RETELL MY OPINION...
IN THE LAST SENTENCE?
'CAUSE WE KNOW WHEN WE FINISH
OUR PERSUASIVE WRITING,
WE WANNA FINISH UP
WITH OUR OPINION AGAIN.
SO, LET ME CHECK
MY LAST SENTENCE.
(reading aloud)
SO, MY OPINION
IN THE BEGINNING...
"TABLETOP ROLE PLAYING GAMES
ARE A FUN ACTIVITY
"EVERYONE SHOULD TRY,"
"ROLE PLAYING GAMES
ARE AN AMAZING ACTIVITY
"EVERYONE WOULD ENJOY
IF THEY GAVE THEM A CHANCE."
I FOUND A DIFFERENT WAY
TO SAY THE SAME THING.
IT'S A FUN ACTIVITY,
EVERYONE SHOULD GIVE IT A GO.
SO, I RETOLD MY OPINION
IN MY LAST SENTENCE.
WHEN YOU WRITE YOUR PIECE
OF PERSUASIVE WRITING,
MAKE SURE YOU CHECK TO SEE
IF IT FITS ALL THE CRITERIA.
SO REMEMBER,
THE BIG THING IS,
FIRST SENTENCE
IS OUR OPINION,
THREE REASONS,
AND WE SAY OUR
OPINION AGAIN.
SO, IT JUST HAS TO BE
FIVE BIG IDEAS
TO MAKE YOUR PIECE
OF PERSUASIVE WRITING.
I HOPE YOU'VE THOUGHT
OF A GREAT ACTIVITY
THAT'S SOMETHING
YOU LOVE TO DO,
THAT'S ONE OF YOUR VERY
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES
TO WRITE ABOUT
THAT YOU CAN DO YOUR OWN PIECE
OF PERSUASIVE WRITING.
HAVE FUN, AND I HOPE
WHOEVER READS IT GETS CONVINCED
THAT YOUR FAVOURITE ACTIVITY
IS THE BEST.
THANKS SO MUCH
FOR COMING TO JOIN US AGAIN
ON
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
I HOPE YOU'VE THOUGHT
OF SO MANY DIFFERENT IDEAS
OF THINGS YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT
IN YOUR PERSUASIVE WRITING.
REMEMBER, IF YOU WANNA
CONVINCE SOMEBODY OF YOUR IDEA,
YOU'VE GOTTA LIST REASONS,
AND YOU HAVE TO BE
RESPECTFUL OF THEIR OPINION.
GO OVER YOUR WRITING BEFORE
YOU SHARE IT WITH SOMEONE
AND MAKE SURE IT'S
YOUR REALLY BEST WORK.
AND THINK ABOUT
YOUR WRITING PLAN
TO MAKE SURE IT FITS
WHAT YOU HAD IN MIND.
THANKS AGAIN
FOR JOINING US TODAY
AND WE CAN'T WAIT
TO SEE YOU AGAIN
ON OUR NEXT EPISODE OF
TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
A slate reads "Bonus Material."
(music plays)
A hamster reading a book appears in a circle against a blue slate with the caption "Tumbleweed Presents."
A blue book with the title "Tumbletown Reads" appears. A picture of a street in Tumbletown illustrates the cover.
The book opens and a picture of a playground appears with the name of today's tale: "That's your opinion."
[Chattering]
At the playground, Mayor says CAN I GET A WORD IN
EDGE WISE?
Mayor is a white rodent.
Dimitri, a gray bunny, says MISTER MAYOR, WHY BUILD
A BRIDGE OVER TUMBLETOWN LAKE?
Mayor says I REPEAT, WE ARE JUST
STUDYING THE MATTER.
WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY DECISIONS.
A lab rat says YEAH.
Tumbleweed says BUT WE DON'T NEED
A BRIDGE OVER TUMBLETOWN LAKE!
A brown rodent says YEAH, AND SHOULDN'T THE MONEY
BE SPENT ON PROGRAMS FOR THE...
He knocks down a garbage basket.
They all laugh.
A rodent says WHOOPS!
Tumbleweed says HE KNOCKED OVER
THE GARBAGE!
The brown rodent says I DID.
Mayor says EVERYBODY, WE HAVEN'T
MADE A FINAL DECISION ABOUT THE
BRIDGE.
WHEN WE DO, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW,
OKAY?
Tumbleweed says SNEAKING AWAY
INCONSPICUOUSLY.
YOU CAN'T SEE ME.
On a boat, Tumbleweed says WHY DID HE WANT TO BUILD A
BRIDGE?
THAT'S A, THAT'S A CRAZY IDEA.
In his red car, Tumbleweed says I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY'RE EVEN
THINKING ABOUT BUILDING A
BRIDGE.
JUST WAIT TILL I WRITE MY
ARTICLE.
Tumbleweed arrives at the Tumbletown Gazette.
Tumbleweed says AND DONE.
OKAY, PRESS PRINT AND IT'S DONE!
Twiggy reads the newspaper front page and says TUMBLETOWN BRIDGE A BAD IDEA?
WHY IS HE SAYING THAT?
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A NEW
BRIDGE.
HMM, SAYS HERE THAT THE BRIDGE
WILL BE EXPENSIVE.
Brent, a black and white bunny, says HEY, BUDDY, TO PAY FOR IT,
THE CITY WILL IMPOSE A SEED TAX.
Twiggy says SEED TAX?
BUT I ALREADY PAY 10 SUNFLOWER
SEEDS A YEAR!
Brent says WHEN WILL PEOPLE LEARN THAT
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION...
Chinchilla comes along and says CHINCHILLA!
Brent says AH!
A white rodent on a boat says BOATS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
SAIL UNDER IT.
WHAT!?
THIS IS BAD!
WHY DOESN'T ANYBODY ASK THE
CAPTAIN!?
Twiggy says THE BRIDGE MAY EVEN CAUSE
FLOODING IN SOME NEARBY FARMS.
FLOODING?
AT MY FARM?
WELL, OF ALL THE FUR BRAINED
IDEAS!
At the Gazette, Tumbleweed says HEY, CHIEF, CAN
WE MAKE THIS QUICK?
I NEED TO WRITE MORE ANGRY
ARTICLES ABOUT THE BRIDGE.
Chief says LOOK, SLOW DOWN,
TUMBLEWEED.
I NEED TO KNOW WHERE YOU FOUND
YOUR FACTS.
Tumbleweed says FACTS ABOUT WHAT?
Chief says WELL, ABOUT HOW TAXES
WILL GO UP, HOW THE BRIDGE WILL
BLOCK SHIPS AND CAUSE FLOODS.
Tumbleweed says WELL, I JUST
THINK THE BRIDGE IS A BAD IDEA
AND THOSE THINGS COULD HAPPEN.
Chief says TUMBLEWEED, THAT IS
YOUR OPINION, NOT A FACT.
Tumbleweed says A WHATY WHAT NOW?
Chief says YOU THINK THOSE THINGS
MAY HAPPEN BUT YOU CAN'T PROVE
THEY'LL HAPPEN.
IT'S AN OPINION.
Tumbleweed says AND THE PROBLEM
IS?
Chief says OH, AS A JOURNALIST,
YOU NEED TO BACK UP YOUR OPINION
WITH FACTS.
DID THEY DO ANY TESTS TO SEE IF
THERE WOULD BE FLOODING?
ARE THERE EXPERTS WHO AGREE WITH
YOU?
Tumbleweed says WELL, NO BUT I
REALLY THINK THESE THINGS COULD
HAPPEN.
Chief says THEN IT'S AN OPINION.
NOT A FACT.
Tumbleweed says OH, SO I JUST
NEED TO GO FIND SOME PROOF.
OKAY.
Chief says YES, DO THAT, WOULD
YOU?
Tumbleweed says RIGHTY RIGHT,
CHECK, OKAY, SWELL, CHIEF!
He parks by the library and says WHOA!
[Music playing]
Tumbleweed goes over a pile of books and says HMM, IT SEEMS
THAT THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD
REASONS TO BUILD A BRIDGE AND IF
THEY BUILD IT TALL ENOUGH, IT
WON'T BLOCK THE SHIPS AT ALL AND
THERE'S NOTHING HERE ABOUT
FLOODING.
MAYBE I OVER-REACTED.
OH BOY, ANOTHER PRESS
CONFERENCE.
I WONDER IF THERE WILL BE
COOKIES.
OH, AND THE BRIDGE THING TOO.
At the playground, Mayor says IT SEEMS THAT SOME OF
YOU MAY HAVE GOTTEN THE WRONG
IDEA ABOUT THE BRIDGE.
Tumbleweed laughs and says YEAH, THAT WAS ME.
Mayor says WELL, I'M HAPPY TO
RELEASE THE RESULTS OF OUR
STUDY.
OUR CONCLUSION, WE WILL NOT
BUILD THE BRIDGE.
[Chattering]
Mayor says INSTEAD, I DECIDED TO
BRING YOU THIS.
He uncovers a self-portrait.
All say YAY!
Tumbleweed says UM, OKAY?
Mayor says ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?
The lab rat says I LOVE IT.
Mayor says FINALLY SOMETHING THAT
WILL INSPIRE THE PEOPLE OF
TUMBLETOWN.
The lab rat says YAY!
Mayor says MY GIFT TO THE FINE
CITIZENS OF THIS CITY.
LOOK.
Brown rodent knocks down the garbage again.
They all laugh.
Tumbleweed says HE DID IT AGAIN!
[Laughing]
Brown rodent says I KNOCKED IT OVER.
Tumbleweed says OH, BEST PRESS
CONFERENCE EVER.
The book closes and the caption "The end" appears.
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