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