Pleading a Cause - Persuasive Writing
Pretend you are the King of Athens. Write a letter to King Minos, pleading for the lives of the youths who are to be fed to the Minotaur.
Give at least 3 reasons why their lives should be spared.
Remember to write a conclusion at the end to link your reasons together.
Dear King Minos,
I am writing to you about the fate of the nine doomed youths. I plead for their release on the grounds that:
Reason 1. They all have family's to look back at and to look after his friends and family.
Reason 2. They are all rough and they all a long time to spend with their family .
Reason 3. they might be heroic warrior in the future.
Yours faithfully,
King of Athens