Blog Post Assignment #3

Now that you all have shared your descriptive "Room with a View" posts with Zimasa's students, it is time to use another style of writing to communicate with your South African classmates. For this assignment, you will write approximately two argumentative paragraphs. You will read the information and the examples found on the links I have provided here and on my webpage under English Resources to help you write your responses. Here is your argumentative writing prompt: Assume the Zimasa Primary students are preparing for a visit to the USA. Using historical and geographical truths along with personal narrative, convince Zimasa's students to include a visit to the Upper Peninsula during their travels.

If you are making the trip to America, the upper peninsula is a great place to go. We are a relatively small state, with a population a little over 300,000. One benefit of the upper peninsula is its geography. It is one of the only states that has not been completely urbanized. The are over 4,000 lakes, and 12,000 miles of streams in the upper peninsula. Most of which, are surrounded by woods. Depending on the season, you can always fish, swim, or ice skate.
If you don't like to spend your time alone in nature we have many events that occur year round. In the fall there are high school football games three nights a week, sometimes drawing thousands of people each. In the winter, you can visit pine mountain and ski. Once a year, thousands and thousands of people gather to watch a world wide ski jump contest take place at pine mountain. In the summer, people enjoy going to some of the upper peninsula's hundreds of beaches and parks. The combination of the people and the geography that the upper peninsula has to offer is what makes it one of the best places you could visit in America.

The UP is a wonderful location. It's fairly clean and flush with a variety of trees. There is a small town called "Escanaba" and there was a movie based on the town and the UP its-self. There are not many animals that will attack you. Maybe a wolf, but most likely not, they don't want to be injured so they will just wonder off. There are lots of activities as well. We have tons of golf course, and other sporting event fields. Almost every "yooper" hunt some kind of game. Whether is deer, bear, birds, rabbits, coyotes, or even squirrels. 
There are approximately 10.5 million acres of land in the UP and 84% is covered by forrest. There about 31,361 people in the UP. It gets fairly cold I'm the winter mad warmer In the summer. 

The Upper Peninsula is a wonderful place to visit. If snow, snowboarding, or skiing is your forte then you would want to come in the winter to see the spectacular ski jumpers in a competition. The Upper Peninsula is home to the Pine Mountain Ski Jump. The ski jump is the largest artificial ski jump in the entire world. Top jumpers and speculators from around the world arrive here to observe and participate in the fabulous competition of ski jumping. 
On the other hand if you enjoy warm weather and nature then Spring as well as Summer are the time to come. The U.P. has over 300 waterfalls ranging from 5 feet to 48 feet and up in vertical drops. If you truly want to see these magnificent waterfalls at their finest then come in Spring. Even the smallest of waterfalls seem to come alive.

   In the upper peninsula of Michigan there are 10.5 million acres. Of that 10.5 million acres, 8.8 million acres is forest. This makes the U.P. 84% forest. The majority of people living in the U.P. are hunters. There are over four hundred species of bird in the U.P.
    Lake Superior has 917 miles of shoreline along the Upper Peninsula.The largest city in the U.P is Marquette. Every year ski jumpers from around the world come to Iron Mountain to compete for the Continental Cup in ski jumping. The ski jump is the largest artificial ski jump in the world.

For your trip to the USA, I would recommend coming to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. If you like different seasons such as summer, winter, autumn, and spring, then this is the place for you! We have an average of fifty-eight inches of snow each year in our area. Our average temperature during the winter is around seventeen degrees Fahrenheit and in the summer our average is sixty-seven. We also have a variety of wildlife from deer to bears. 
We have 4,300 inland lakes, 12,000 miles of streams, and 1,700 miles of continuous shoreline. This makes for outstanding fishing! With all the snow we get, we have seven ski resorts. One of them has the largest vertical in the Midwest at nine hundred feet from the base to the peak. We also have attractions such as the National Ski Hall of Fame, Fort Mackinac, the Mackinac Bridge, and the Pine Mountain ski jump where international competitions are held every year!

The U.P is a very nice place to visit. We are a somewhat small state, with a population over 300,000. The winters can be harsh and the summers aren't too hot. People here are usually known as Yoopers (along with the people in Wisconsin and parts of Lower Michigan). You could say we have our own “language”. The way we speak is different from standard English language mostly because of the background of settlers to the area. Settlers were either Finnish, French Canadian, Flemish, Scandinavian, German or Native American descents. Many people have a hard time understanding how we speak. Other than that interesting fact there are many unique things about the U.P. The U.P has the worlds largest ski jump. There are over 4,000 lakes, and 12,000 miles of streams in the Upper Peninsula. Michigan has 83 counties, and the last one to be formed was Dickinson County, which is where we live. The Largest city is Marquette. There are over 3,000 miles of groomed snowmobile trails. There are nearly 400 species of birds in the Upper Peninsula. More than 30 sunken ships can be found in Bay de Noc. There are 8.8 million acres of forest in the U.P, making 84% of the U.P covered by forest. 

While the United States has many beautiful places to visit, the Upper Peninsula is one of the best. Formally called the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, most locals refer to it as the U.P. While Michigan is home to nearly 9 million individuals, the U.P. is home to about 300,000. The largest city is Marquette, and is home to roughly 20,000 people. The Upper Peninsula is also home to the world's largest artificial ski jump. Every year, top competitors travel here to compete on the jump.
Heavily forested, the Upper Peninsula is home to quite a few hunters. Luckily for them, the peninsula is teeming with all kinds of wildlife, including deer and bear. We also have around 400 species of bird. Given that Upper Michigan is home to roughly 4,300 lakes and 12,000 miles of streams, we also have phenomenal fishing. However, the winters are cold and dark, which may limit the fishing opportunities, though many take part in ice fishing. Though the winters are harsh, that doesn't stop the residents from having fun. Many people begin to ski or snowboard as soon as the snow hits the ground!

     The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is one of the most beautiful, scenic areas in the country, and definitely a prime tourism location for those interested in natural beauty. A very rural area, only about 3% of Michigan's residents call the "U.P." their home. The winters are very cold, even harsh at times, and the summers are short but warm. Although the summer weather and gorgeous colors of fall are breathtaking, the winter months are when the U.P. gets the most tourists. During the winter the ground is blanketed by a long-lasting layer of thick white snow, giving the residents and visitors many opportunities for fun in the snow. Home to one of the largest ski jumps in the world, the Upper Peninsula is internationally-renowned for the annual ski jumps competition. While some of the best skiiers in the world take to the slopes, the residents socialize down below, and thousands come to this huge gathering of "yoopers". The area is full of very friendly people, and small, tight-knit communities. Due in some part to our geographical isolation, the people of the U.P., or "yoopers", have developed their own culture, unique to our special part of the world. 
    A very big part of "yooper" culture is hunting and fishing. A great majority of those who reside in the Upper Peninsula partake in these activities, taking advantage of the wonderful and plentiful wildlife in the forestry that is 84% of the U.P's land. Many visitors to our region also enjoy partaking in these seasonal activities. Marquette is the largest city in the U.P., as a college city with 20,000 residents. The Upper Peninsula is a great place to great away from hum-drum of daily life, offering a place for relaxation and exploration. Although sometimes overlooked when compared to all of the other possibilities, the Upper Peninsula is definitely an excellent choice for a tourism spot and offers much, much more than what it may seem to at first glance.

f you were to visit the United States i would highly recommend visiting the Upper Peninsula or as we like to call it the U.P. Its so beautiful, it has many trees, there are 8.8 Million acres of forest.It gets very cold in the winter and the weather is very undecided. It could be very warm one day and freezing the next. The most snow in the Keweenaw in one year was 356 inches.We have one of the largest ski jumps and every year we have ski jumps.There are also a chain of Great Lakes and there are 1,700 miles across all of the shorelines. There are also tons of different animals. There 400 species of birds and 89 known species of fish.
The Upper Peninsula is home to about 301,361 "Yoopers". The U.P. has 15 countries and make up 3.16% of Michigan . One of the largest inland lakes is Lake Gogebic. Its fourteen miles long and two and half miles wide. the U.P. also have a lot of national park or state parks. If you were to take a trip to the United States you should visit the Upper Peninsula.