Print out the following text.

Identify the introduction, Point paragraphs and conclusion.

Within the points paragraph see if you can identify the main point that is being made by Barney.

Barney

7 Chalkpit Lane

Barley

Lancashire

BB12 9JX

The Snarget Brothers

127 Rocky Close

Barley

Lancashire

BB12 9XQ

Dear Snargets,

I am writing to you to express my concern about your behaviour. It has been noted in the neighbourhood that you have caused damage and made a nuisance of yourselves. It is beginning to get out of hand. You are capable of being a good citizen. However, you have been making the wrong choices. In this letter, I will explain steps you could take to show your good intentions.

Firstly, you have created a bad reputation for yourselves by vandalising local property. We could change this by helping others around the town. This could be done by helping people like Mrs. Fawkham-Greene with her weekly shopping and attending the local school to get a good education. This could change the local’s perspective of you. You will be amazed at the way people will treat you when you show how kind you can be. This means you will build better relationships with people. Therefore, this will help you to make more friends. Additionally, it has been proven that people who show kindness age twice as slow as the average population as well as having 23% less stress. Imagine being stress free!

The second reason is that you show aggressive behaviour towards others. Whilst I understand your view that I annoyed you by throwing clay at your shack, I think differently because I was just trying to have a bit of fun. The fact that you came out and threatened to put me in a dungeon and fill me with ‘arrers’ was extremely cruel and hurt me to my core. I could have died with the panic that this caused me. How would you like it if somebody told you they would hurt you in such a horrible way? We could have handled the situation better by talking about what had happened and shared our views without the need to become aggressive. This can help you to become  sympathetic of others and develop the ability to be accepting. By becoming sympathetic, you will develop a more positive outlook on life. This in turn will improve your reputation within the community.

Most reasonable people would agree that hurting somebody that has not done anything to you is heartless. You really hurt Stig and made him furious. Therefore, he reacted by charging out of the chalk pit with his club. How would you like it if you were going about your daily tasks and somebody decided to hurt you for no reason? I, for one, would be outraged. In order to become a better citizen, you could think carefully about what you are going to do before doing it. Consequently, this will reduce the amount of confrontations you have and help you become calmer by having less regrets.

Overall, by changing a few things, you could become a better citizen. Being kind will help you become less stressed and help build better relationships for the future. This can lead to endless possibilities for your future. Just by thinking before acting, we can reduce the confrontations and live a better life. I hope you take notice of the suggestions I have given and I look forward to seeing the new and improved Snarget brothers.

Yours sincerely,

Barney