Brandi+Persuassive+letter

Dear resident of Iramoo grassland I am writing you a letter.  My name is Brandi Makiri and I go to Gilmore Girls and I’m in year 8 and  I’m going to write you a letter convincing you that you should keep this environment for these animals.  Most of Victoria's extinct mammals depended on grassland ecosystems. One third of Victoria's rare or threatened plants, birds and reptiles in danger of extinction are part of the grassland ecosystems. Native grasslands are unique and rare. ** **The conservation of native grasslands offers many direct benefits. By conserving them we  • protect threatened species  • reduce land degradation, especially erosion and salinity <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt 36.0pt; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> • provide habitat for predators of agricultural pests <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt 36.0pt; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> • help to control bushfires <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt 36.0pt; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> • conserve genetic resources for the future including medicinal value <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt 36.0pt; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> • provide a resource for researchers and educators <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt 36.0pt; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> • help understand and conserve our history and cultural heritage <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt 36.0pt; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> • conserve a unique and special part of Australia's rural landscape <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Some species have high protein levels, are hardy and drought tolerant and continue to produce green growth into summer when introduced species have declined. Perennial grasses are suggested as a partial solution to soil acidity. Native grasslands provide habitat for native predators of agricultural pests. "Bush tucker" species offer scope for ecotourism development. <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;"> <span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Native grasslands can be difficult to recognise for people with little or no botanical experience. Basalt plains grasslands are perhaps easiest to recognise by the red-brown colour of the Kangaroo Grass (Themeda triandra).Where Kangaroo Grass still grows it is likely that other species of native grasses and herbs will be found. <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Grasslands are not just composed of grasses. They are a rich community of plants with a wide variety of forms. The grass tussocks usually provide the tallest plants in open grassland but between them grow many wildflowers and other small plants. Typical grassland families include daisies, peas, lilies, sedges and orchids. <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Most native grassland plants are perennials, employing various strategies to regrow or maintain their growth from year to year. Lilies, yam daisies and orchids form tubers which regrow the next season, while other plants such as Featherheads, daisies and the Blue Devil respread from extensive or fleshy root systems. A few native plants are annuals and rely on regrowth from seed. <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">All soft-leaved, soft-stemmed plants, including lilies, orchids and daisies, are known as 'herbs' to distinguish them from low-growing wood shrubs. <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Spring and early summer is the time to look for the wildflowers, and the grasses are attractive, both in flower and in seed, from spring to autumn. <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">So if you take away all this from these animals and risk all so all of the can go sown with they then you’re just wasting your time. <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">So think about what you’re doing to all these animals, leaving them with no homes. <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">And you should keep this environment you’re saving all those animals and helping a better peaceful land. <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">These are all the animals you’ll be saving in the Iramoo grass land. <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">By Brandi <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 13.0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;"><span style="color: #000b11; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">