A Visit to the Upper Penninsula

11/6/2013

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.

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Mrs. Sutton's English 10 Class Kingsford, Michigan USA

We are a sophomore English class of 28 students. (One of us is a foreign exchange student from Italy.) Most of us are 15 or 16 years old.

We live in Kingsford, MI, a small rural town in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Our school, Kingsford High School, has a population of about 650 students. Most of the students in our school come from middle class backgrounds of Caucasian descent. Our school's mascot is a Flivver car because in the early 1900's, these Ford cars were mass produced in our part of Michigan. Our town is named after Edwin G. Kingsford, one of the leaders of the Ford Motor Company.

One of the main employers in our area is Verso, a paper mill. Other large employers are the Dickinson County Hospital and a hospital for military veterans called the Oscar G. Johnson Medical Center.

Because we live where snow covers the ground seven months of the year, most of us know how to ski, snow shoe, ice fish, snowmobile, and ice skate. Those of us who don't like winter sports enjoy the warmer months of the year by swimming in the lakes and rivers, hunting or fishing in the woods, hiking on trails, or just hanging out in town with our friends.

At our school, we can participate in many sports like football, soccer, tennis, volleyball, track, cross-country, basketball, and softball. We can also join all sorts of school activities like student council, drama, choir, band, class government, and so much more! Those of us who don't like sports or school activities spend our free time playing video games, listening to music, and shopping.

A Visit to the Upper Penninsula

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Mrs. Sutton's English 10 Class Kingsford, Michigan USA

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