English 1010 Summer 2017

Your Return Address Your City, CO zip Date [write out either like June 4, 2013 or 4 June 2013] First and Last Name of the Person to whom you are writing                                                             (if appropriate, the person’s title) (if their title was included, this next line should be the organization or company name) Address City , ST zip Dear Mr./Ms. Person: [note the colon] Times have changed, and indentations for paragraphs are usually not used because it is easier not to use them. The body paragraphs should be single spaced in a business letter.  Can you tell that business letters are in ELEVEN POINT font? They are. You should double space betw...

Guide to a writing proposal Finding a Topic Your everyday experience calls on you to make proposals all the time; for example, to spend the weekend snowboarding or doing some other much-loved sport, to change your academic major for some very important reason, or to add to the family income by starting a small, home-based business.  In addition, your community group work or your job may require you to make proposals—to the boss, a board of directors, the local school board, someone you want to impress—the list could go on and on.  Of course, you also have many opportunities to make proposals to online groups—with email one click away, the whole world could be an audience for your proposal.  In all these cases, you will be aiming to call for action: so why not make an informal list of proposals you’d like to explore in a number of different areas?  Or do some freewriting on a subject of great interest to you and see if it leads to a proposal? Either method of ...

English 1010 Summer 2017 Major Essay Assignment 4: Proposal Argument Word Requirement: approx. 1,000 Assignment Take a position on a specific topic related to you.  Be sure to include the key features of proposal arguments from the readings; you must meet these objectives in order to satisfy the goals of this assignment. For this paper, you will use business letter format and address your essay to a specific person, business or organization in order to effect change .  Make certain you are addressing an appropriate audience for your paper.  This audience must have the power to enact the change you are proposing!  Choose wisely.  Your final draft in the portfolio must include a stamped, addressed envelope for mailing (or it will not meet this rubric and be returned to you).  Sources Your paper may include a citation that supports your argument.    Because you are writing a letter, you will simply include the sour...

Every good proposal is a solution to a problem. What problem will your proposal solve? Freewrite on the problem here.  Describe in using showing language. Consider the worse-case scenario.

Revise the following groups of sentences to form one sentence with a list of appositives. A typical Swiss army knife includes a variety of tools. The tools include a watch. The tools include a tiny pen. The tools include a nail file The tools include a screwdriver. The tools include a metal saw. The tools include pliers. And the tools even include a fish scaler. In Rwanda , Dian Fossey lived among and studied gorillas.  Gorillas are shy, beguiling animals whose numbers have been decimated by poachers. Revise each of the following sentences by adding at least one fact or detail in the form of an appositive.  For one sentence, add a series of appositives . 1. College life is a series of shocks. 2. Sean rushed outside with his new double-barreled water gun. 3. Kylie remembered how thoughts of the dark cellar had filled her with numb excitement. 4. These are the characteristics of a successful student. 5. Teenagers often wear...

English 1010 Summer 2017 Short Essay #3 Audience Analysis How do you write an effective proposal?  Recognizing what will appeal to your audience is the first step.  The key to a proposal argument is knowing the motivations of your audience .  In about 200 words identify who the audience of your proposal is and what their motivations are.  Guidelines: For this one-page essay, pick apart your audience (this is an analysis!).  This audience should be an individual, not a vague group.  Think about what motivates this person, what will convince him or her to put your change into effect .  You could do a little research to find out some background information on them. Decide what parts of your argument will be most effective at making this audience take your side. Think about these questions as you start to compose this one-page essay.     Who are they? (Really try to imagine this person—their daily routine...

Any good proposal solves a problem.  This assignment started with this problem (one of the 20 gripes). In this discussion, I'd like you to develop a picture of the problem-- this could be the worse-case scenario.  How bad could it be?  Show the audience.  Use descriptive language to show a vignette or scene. Consider things that irritate you-- problems in your life that could be solved by an action