Activity 3: ‘Dear Jacinda’ [6 points]
The Right Honorable Jacinda Ardern is the current Prime Minister (PM) of New Zealand (NZ). You might have heard of her because she’s in the news a lot! Did you know that she is the second youngest person and the second woman ever to be elected PM of NZ?
As PM, Jacinda Ardern makes a number of important decisions every day. Before she makes these decisions, she meets with many people to hear their ideas and get their perspectives (views) on issues.
Let’s imagine you were to write a letter to Jacinda Ardern about an issue that is really important to you, and to ask her for help. It could be something serious to do with education, health or welfare, or it could be something more fun and crazy - you decide!
Dear prime minister i would like to bring up my concern on racist language that i am almost certain everyone is aware of.It has been around for so man years and there has been a massive change in it from having separate drinking fountains to having so much freedom and rights all i want to say is can you please make something convincing for everyone to see and think about but we all have to make a change as well but 1 person cant make a change if others are not on board goodbye.
Kia ora Courtney,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Hazel and I am part of the Summer Learning Journey team who will be reading and commenting on your blog posts this summer. You have made a great start to the programme - ka pai!
I enjoyed reading your letter to Jacinda Ardern. Well done for using some of the key features of a letter such as a greeting and a sign-off. You have chosen a very important issue, and one that I'm sure affects many people in New Zealand. I agree that everyone should be encouraged to be kind, and it is very difficult to make big changes if you are only one person, but it is still important to try.
I hope that you are enjoying your summer holidays and I look forward to reading more of your posts soon.
Hazel :)