Exploratory Essay On Youth Activism

Kealani Sadou
Ms.Guzman
RELA Honors 8
February 17, 2023
Informative/Explanatory Essay A lot of people know about student activism and what it is. They also know how to run for office but people don’t know how to become a student activist or why people run for office. But what people also don’t know is how many advantages there are to becoming a student activist or running for office. Some of those advantages being getting your voice heard and being able to say what you want. As well as having experience in a job if you run for office. The authors of the texts Why We’re Running for Office and Student Activism in Schools Getting Your Voice H\eard both have different purposes for writing about youth activism, but both authors use a positive tone,imagery, and visual elements to convey their purpose to readers. Firstly, the way that both authors use a positive tone in their writing is having the right word choice. The author of Why We’re Running for Office uses words like “cheerfully”.

The author of Student Activism in Schools Getting Your Voice Heard Uses word choice such as “achieving their goals.” and “ensuring fair treatment to animals, or fighting for LGBTQ equality, the most passionate student activists have identified a cause that makes them get up each morning believing they can make things better.” This shows a positive tone because of how the author believes that student activists can make things better and they can achieve their goals. Overall the tone of both authors is positive and it helps because it shows how the author actually cares about helping the