Based on :Why We Must Run With Scissors © 2001

Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details

Your school is thinking about adding a class or activity for students next year. Pick an activity or class you think your school should have. Write a letter to your principal to persuade him or her why your school should have this class.

Our school should create an art class for students next year.

D - Dialogue R – Rhetorical question A - Analogy P – Personal Experience E - Example S - Statistic

 Lucy Marshall, a struggling math student, said, “When I paint I see patterns, arrays, and even tessellations. It all makes sense when I can put color with it.”  Create your own:

 What would the world look like colorless?  Create your own:

 Art is for your hands what playing sports is for your body. You never know how good you are until you do it a lot.  Create your own:

 When I was in second grade my teacher taught math using art. We drew arrays, colored patterns, cut up shapes, and made graphs using construction paper.  Create your own:

 Illustrations in books help tell the story.  Create your own.

 4 Out of 30 students say they have used crayons or markers in the last week.  Create your own.