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Hey I'm writing an article for the Manchester Enterprise, and I need help on how to convince my community that the teens need Laurel Creek Elementary for a safe haven to hang at. Can you please help me?
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Well, obviously no one here is likely to know much about the particulars of this situation (I don't even know which Manchester you're talking about!). But to write a convincing article, it might be helpful to discuss the following points (not necessarily in this order).
(1) Explain why the teens in your community need a "safe haven" at all. What are their daily lives like? What are the risks that they face?
(2) Explain why Laurel Creek Elementary, specifically, makes a good haven for them. What do the teens do there? Who are the staff, and what sort of resources do they provide? What do the kids think of it?
(3) What's the counterargument? Why do people think that LCE *isn't* needed? How might you refute their claims?
Go out and do some interviewing. Hang out at LCE for an afternoon or two, and try to talk to as many people as you can: get the teens to tell you what *they* think is important about the place, and talk to the people who work there and ask what they notice. Ask the town officials who are in charge of these programs for their opinions. You should also do some library research about afterschool programs for teens (what's been successful in other places?).
Remember, to be really convincing, make sure that you back up every point you make with evidence -- don't just make statements and expect your readers to believe you. (So for example, if you say that LCE is popular with teens, you could support that by first-hand quotations from the teens who go there and/or by attendance numbers that the staff gives you.)
Good luck!
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The article you are writing need a lot of information providing the safety that it provides that no other place can. Plus it would be good to do a few interveiws for the teenagers on what they think about it and some informaqtion from adults, primarily concerned adults for they will make your article seem more lively because concerned parents in this situation have more to say.
Chris
hope this helped
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