My 11-year-old daughter wants a goldfish. She decided to make a presentation to convince us she was ready. Do you think she made her case?

1. Why Charlotte should
get a fish
By Charlotte

2. Concerns and Solutions
C = Concerns S = Solutions
● C : I’m not responsible enough
● S: If you let me try you might find I’m more responsible. I’ve gotten all my
math homework done for two years. My literacy homework is always
finished, sometimes even when you don’t remind me about it (take a
moment to look at my evidence) .
● C: Having a fish is a lot of work.
● S: I realize that; if I wasn’t up for the challenge, I wouldn't have made this
powerpoint! :). I love animals, and I will care for it well by feeding it,
checking it and cleaning its bowl everyday.

3. “Your fish will die, it’s too much work, you’re too irresponsible,
you’ll forget to feed it…”: thinking about the worst
PROS
CONS
1. You will get to test my responsibilities
2. Our family will finally get a pet
3. I will have to clear (clean!) some space in my
room to put the tank
4.
I can finally tell my friends I have a pet
5.
All of my friends do … All normal families do.
1. A lot of work

4. Line graph: happiness levels of kids who don’t
have a fish, kids who do and their parents
:D

5. “OK fine. But where are you going to put it?”
Thats a reasonable question. That’s why I have a answer.
BOOYA!! Anyway, my solution is to clear out a big space on my desk
and clean it out. I’ll have a fish in bowl not a tank so that will require
less room. I can just throw away anything I don’t need, and relocate
everything I just threw on my desk, but that doesn’t really belong there.
I might need a cleaner table (that may not be as big ) to put my fishbowl
in. Also, I think when we redo my room we might get rid of my desk so
we will have a lot more room. Plus, when we replace everything it will
leave me with a little more room. The other option is to leave the bowl in
the kitchen. It might be easier to remember and it might look really nice
there and we will for sure have room there.

6. “Fine, but goldfish are not free.”
True they are not free, but the goldfish themselves are
pretty cheap. The bowl and the food are not quite as
cheap, you may be thinking. And right you are again. But
I am willing to pay ⅝ to the whole price of the fish.

7. “Well you’ve never really asked.”
Maybe you don’t remember, but I have before.
You probably thought I wasn’t serious, but I
am. I hope this presentation will show you
that.

8. “Hmm. I’ll think about it.”
See, here’s the thing: NO YOU WON’T!! I
think we should set a decision date so you
won’t forget about it.

9. Thank you.
Thank you for listening to my presentation. I
hope you will seriously consider the matter.