- Turn off the water when brushing teeth, reuse paper by writing on both sides, and plant a tree. - A pledge is a promise to act in a specific way regarding environmental citizenship. - The document provides guidance on writing an environmental pledge, including introducing reasons for committing and using language like "I pledge to."

1.  Turn off the water when I’m brushing my teeth.
 Not throw away paper when just the front side is written on; use the backside, too.
 Plant a tree.
What is a Pledge?
A pledge is a promise to act in a specific way in the future.
A pledge can refer to our behaviour as citizens of Earth. If you were writing a pledge to be a good citizen
to the environment what would you write?
An introduction: Why you need to commit yourself to this pledge. What are your reasons for writing it.
You need to use expressions such as:
- In the name of--------------------------------- I promise that we/I ---------
- I pledge to----------------------------------
- I commit myself to -------------------------------
- I will--------------------------
Writing :
 Classify the pledges from the previous activity into the things you can do at home, at school, for
nature.
 Add other pledges to the list of the things you will do at home, at school, for nature. Write them in the
flipchart.
 Choose someone from your group to sneak to the other groups and read the pledges they have added
and tell your group about them. Together decide what other pledges you want to include into your
own.
 Choose someone from the group to report to the class your group pledge
Writing a Pledge Nabheni High School – April 2017
We Pledge to Protect our Mother Earth
Read the 3 pledges that one of your schoolmates promised to do this
year to help save the Earth:
I pledge to:

2. We, the students of Second year sciences of Nabheni High School, pledge to
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Writing a Pledge Nabheni High School – April 2017