Professional Writing

You will write ​two​ distinct emails for two distinct situations: 1. In the first email, you will write to an instructor about a missed assignment or exam you would like to attempt to make up. You will create your own reasons for the make-up. 2. In the second email, you will write to a fellow student with whom you’re working on a group project that isn’t going so well. This email is meant to help establish better deadlines, clarity, communication, teamwork, or any of the above—you can invent a situation for this email or consider a problematic group project you’ve worked on in the past to create your reasons for this email. In both situations, you will need to consider the rhetorical situation and how to address your recipient in order to get what you want. You also need to consider the most appropriate ways to address these individuals—not only ​what​ you say but ​how​ you say it. How do you address them in terms of salutation? How do you consider word choice and tone? How do you approach a situation in which you desperately need a little consideration? Guidelines for Writing a Successful Email Focus and Development: ● The professional email includes a clearly and concisely presented central problem regarding making up an assignment and seeks a resolution to this central problem ● The body of the emails present this central idea with relevant explanation and contains details and descriptions that assist the reader in understanding its central problem ● The email assignment has a clear audience, purpose, and message ● The professional email anticipates information the recipient may need and covers its topic in appropriate depth. Organization and Coherence: ● The professional email has a clear beginning, middle, and end, and the paragraphs are organized appropriately ● The email is clearly organized and is formatted in a clear understandable way ● The submission includes two separate emails—one to me (your instructor), and one to a peer Sentences, Phrasing, and Tone: ● Each sentence contributes to the main points of the professional email ● There is appropriate variety in sentence construction ● The overall tone of the email assignment is consistent, professional, and appropriate for the audience’s expectations Editing, Proofreading, and Design: ● Sentences are consistently correctly phrased and punctuated ● The language is precise, and the wording exact and accurate ● Mechanics, usage, grammar, and spelling are correct.
Both emails in one page only.