Activity 3: Persuasive Essay (Mini Performance Task 1, 10 points) (Week 2)

Directions: Imagine that you are a Health Advocate. Your advocacy is to encourage people in your
community to get involve in different sports activities. Write a persuasive essay encouraging others to engage
themselves in such activities in order to maintain good health.
Rubric: Content – 5 points, Organization of ideas – 5 points
“Take a Break, Engage in Sports”
As time passes by and as the world become better in every sense of the word, people become more and
more disconnected from reality. People are distracted with their phones. They are consumed by the internet,
by different social media applications, and by technology in general. They have become pre-occupied so much
so that they have forgotten to take a look at themselves in the mirror and ask if they’re still okay.

We can’t deny all the good things that technology has brought upon our lives but we shouldn’t stay
blinded from all the negativity and destruction it has caused to both of our physical and mental well-being.
That’s why, as an individual who also consumes technology, I would like to encourage everyone to take a
break. I would like to challenge everyone to disconnect themselves from the digital world and try to reconnect
back to the natural world. While practicing precautionary measures for CoVid-19, they should try to be out in
the sun and breathe fresh air. They should run, jog and jump to get their blood flow going. They should bond
more with family and friends by initiating and suggesting to play sports like badminton and volleyball. There are
a lot of sport centers, nowadays, who are already catering and allowing people to play. People should make
use of their extra time to become active and become more physically fit.

Doing sports isn’t that hard. You don’t have to be a professional to play, as long as you know the basic
rules and regulations, you are good to go. Help yourself boost your endurance, improve muscle strength,
reduce stress, and promote healthy living. Shut down your phones, log off from all your accounts, and enjoy life
for what it really is.

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