# Letter to a Legislator

In the US it is very common for people to write to their legislators to express their opinions or to urge those legislators to do something about certain issues, to vote a certain way, or to lobby for a certain cause. These legislators can be working at the local level, state level, or federal level.

You are going to write a letter to a legislator in your District. Political affiliation does not matter. The topic is curfew for teenagers under 16.

A Bill (HB 2178 Curfew; written by Rep, Paul Jones) has gone to the House of Representatives that would keep teenagers under 16 off the streets after 9:00 p.m. In addition, home-schooled students cannot be out and about themselves betwen 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Both the House and Senate have to vote on the Bill before it can become an Act.

You are writing to your legislator to urge him/her to vote against the Bill. You will need to negate the following arguments for the Bill: if there is no curfew, crime rates will go up and truancy rates will rise drastically. Write your letter in 500-550 words.

Address your letter to:

The Honourable State Representative (name; see sources)

State Capitol

City (choose city: use the capital city of your choice of state)