Jumping Into An Unknown Genre

In Te Ngahere we started a new focus in writing. The focus in writing was to use passive voice and timeless present tense to write an explain. Explanation is a writing genre that is assessed against E-ASTTLE. Passive voice is just saying something without your opinion or ‘me, I, etc’ and timeless present tense is talking about now, not the future and not the past. We were writing about special places and we all had to write an explanation about why the pump track is special. I learnt how to use passive voice in my writing. I enjoyed this because I like writing and trying new things. Have you ever heard of the genre explanation? Here is my writing. Please give feedback.

My Writing: Is the Paihia Pump Track special to you? Is it somewhere you enjoy or somewhere you just hang around with your friends? Well for many families and people the pump track is somewhere they can relax, have fun, get fit and it can help less confident people practise and become more confident in biking.

The pump track is a special place because people can relax and have fun biking on the pump track with their friends or family. When people go to the pump track it leads them away from just hanging around and talking and it gets them to engage into a healthier choice. A lot of people find bike rides, relaxing making the pump track perfect. Also riding on the pump track is a good and active family activity for any family that just wants to get outside and do something together.

The pump track is very good for Paihia citizens who want to get fit and healthy because it is free access, you’re exercising and having fun all at the same time. Staying fit is very important because keeping fit also leads to good health and the pump track is somewhere where anyone can go to get fit (as long as the person has a bike). Also it doesn’t just get someone fit but that person has so much fun so it's a win win.

The pump track is the best for young children or hesitant bikers because when they go on the pump track it is easy enough for them to bike on and they build more courage and skills. The reason it is good for people who aren't very confident is because they aren’t yet ready to ride on the mountain bike park.

Everyone in the Paihia community loves the pump track because it is safe, fun and really good for your body. The pump track is one of the number one places people go to have fun and enjoy themselves.