This assignment will guide you in the composition of an effective persuasive message. You will utilize prior message creation knowledge, as well as information provided in this unit, to develop a persuasive email requesting a letter of recommendation from a professional contact.
For this assignment, you will write a persuasive request in the form of a formal email. Write a persuasive request email to an instructor, supervisor or manager asking for a letter of recommendation for a job application, job portfolio, scholarship or graduate application. Provide plenty of relevant information to make it easy for the receiver to write a high-quality letter of recommendation. Pay special attention to the Three-Step Writing Process for Persuasive Messages outlined in Chapter 12 of the course textbook.
Example
To: (recipient email address) Salutation, Single spaced paragraph with at least three complete sentences. Single space within each paragraph. Double space between paragraphs. Single spaced paragraph with at least three complete sentences. Single space within each paragraph. Double space between paragraphs. Single spaced paragraph with at least three complete sentences. Single space within each paragraph. Double space between paragraphs. Closing, |