Wednesday, 17 August 2016

Persuasive Arguments

Room 12 have been learning to write persuasive arguments, the statement that they had to argue was "No one can legally work until they are 18 years old" Here are a few examples of our arguments from last week.

Imagine this, you are a little helpless ten year old kid working to survive so you can get some coins to feed yourself and to save for equipment that you need. That is why I firmly agree that children under the age of 18 should be able to legally work no matter what age they are.

Donating to charity are one of the reasons why kids under the age of 18 should be able to work. If people are needing some new clothes but they do not have money to buy the clothes, when people donate some of their clothes to them they can wear it. At the moment there are people around the world with illness that can kill them so if we want to help, then we can give our money to charity so they can use it.

I believe children 18 years and under should work to be able to survive if their parents are having problems. Everyone knows that if people come from a poor family and they have parents that are struggling with money, they can help them out by giving money just in case they need help to look after the family. The time has come for parents not to stress because of their budget so to help, people can hand in money for them to use so they can stress less.

Helping your friends if they do not have much money for themselves is another reason why I agree that you can work at any age. If your friends need to get something but they do not have the money, then maybe you can shout them with some money. However when your friends need to buy a gift but they have no money, then we can also help by giving money.

That is why I strongly agree that kids under the age of 18 years old should work because they can donate to charity, they need to work to survive and help their friends out if they need to use their help. So now can children 18 years old and under be able to work?


Written by Rebeka



Imagine this you are a 11 year old boy who should be having fun outside playing with your friends instead you are in an old factory working so hard to get some money for your family. I strongly believe that no one can work until the age of 18. This should be a law and it will stay that way.

I believe that all children have the rest of their life to work as they should be learning the basics at school like maths, reading, and writing. They also should be learning social skills so get a good education that is why school helps you get a good education and when you learn the basics.

I have to say that children under 18 need to go school so they can have fun with their friends by enjoying their childhood. They do not need to worry about money or bills. In my opinion parents are responsible for bills, not the children.

Believe it or not when children start to become an adult they will not have time to hang out with their friends. They will always be too busy. In my opinion children have to enjoy their childhood like have fun with their friends or spend time with their family. So before they become an adult, they have to enjoy their childhood or else they will not have time to hang out with their friends. In my opinion I agree that all children should enjoy their childhood, before they grow up into an adult.

It seems to me that everyone should agree that no one can legally work until the age of 18. However all children should get their college education first by learning the basics. Surely all children should be enjoying their childhood by playing with their friends. The fact is that before they grow up into an adult make sure you have a lot of fun with your friends and family. Do you want your child to get tired of working in an old factory and getting cut hands?

Written by Tamara


“Smash” as a helpless ten year old is trying to help his family survive. Working in factory instead of playing with his friends outside but he has to work. I strongly agree with this statement that no one legally work until they are 18 year old because it is not fair for the kids to work for the families to survive.

It is really important that kids should complete their college education before they start to work. The reason why is because they need to know there basics like reading writing and their money skills. Children should know all their skills so they know what they are doing before they start.

I believe that children should rest before they start work because they have more years to work. Others must agree that children have more years in the future to work so they need to play outside with their friends. In my opinion children should not need to work they should be at home in the weekends instead of working in a factory.

Children should enjoy their childhood so they can have fun outside. I believe that children should enjoy the rest of their life before they turn into adults. They are growing their brain so than need to rest it before they start work.

I really feel that this argument is strong enough to stop children from working. No one should legally work until they are 18 years old because they are not a role model. As a matter of a fact kids should not be working because they are too young. I have to say that children should not work unless they are 18 years or over. What do you think about kids working?


Written by Angalenna




Do you want your kids to earn their own money to buy the things that they want? In my opinion I strongly disagree that people do not have to be 18 years old to be working. Children can work at any age because they could help their parents out with the bills if they do not have enough money to pay it off.

The fact is that some families need money to survive and they also need to work for their education and food. Although the parents in families are supposed to work for their kids and for money I think that kids should work for their own money because it would not be fair for the parents if they only spend money on their kids.

Believe it or not there are some kids and adults around the world that sit near shops and ask people for money because they cannot afford a house to live in. The fact is that some kids choose not to go to school because they want to earn money instead. Everybody knows that helping out friends is a good thing especially if they have no money or food.

Without a doubt it is clear to me that kids can work at any age because it is their responsibility to look after themselves. That is why I disagree with the statement that no one can legally work until they are 18 years old. Before people turn 18 they can work because it is their choice to do whatever they want with their lives.

One way or another I believe that kids can work at any age because it is their choice. I therefore disagree with the statement that no one can legally work until they are 18 years old.


Written by Dymetrius



Imagine that you are a kid with sore hands. You are tired and sometimes you get burnt by a stove. Instead of going to school you are going to work. No can legally work until they are 18 years old, this should be a law in New Zealand so more kids can go to school .


I believe that kids should not have to work because they have their whole life to work in the future. Kids need to live their childhood and play. They also need to go places like Rainbows End so they can not miss out on all the cool things that they can do .


It is clear that I agree that kids need to go to school to learn reading, writing and math so they can do it when they are older . I feel that kids or teenagers need to learn their social skills as well. They need to know how to act and possibly get a scholarship .


Are kids the boss now? Do they have to work for the mums and dads? A matter of fact that is a mothers and fathers role not the kids who they make work hard for money so they can buy more food and clothes. It seems to me me that mums and dads do not work and leave their kids to work .Imagine one day a kid is working but then something happens and they get robbed . What could happen to them?

Just for the record this is what I think your childhood should be like . Playing with friends , going to school and going to fun places. Do you want your kid to get robbed because they can not fight men who come into rob their workplace? That is why I agree that no one can legally work until they are 18 years old.


By Vince




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