Instruction
Written Communication
Summer 2018
Graded Writing 5 - Proposal
In this assignment, your goal is to make a solicited proposal focused on improving the student experience in an online, 6-week version of Written Communication. This can be a challenging format because it is so compressed and functions entirely through Blackboard, so the main question to answer in this assignment is:
What proposal can you offer that would make this version of Written Communication more effective for future students?
Audience: Your audience is me. You can use my mailing address of Madison College – Watertown, 1300 West Main Street, Watertown, WI 53098, for the inside address in letter format.
Your proposal should:
1) Utilize Letter Format.
2) Clearly summarize the situation or problem you’re trying to improve. Make sure you provide a strong case for why this issue should be addressed and can be improved.
3) Provide a detailed explanation of your proposal. How do you feel the situation should be addressed or the problem should be solved?
4) Explain and persuade that your proposal will improve the situation/problem identified in #1. How will this benefit students? How will it not doing it result in a more negative experience? Why is this better than other options?
5) Convincingly refute any probable/remaining objections to your proposal.
6) Close with a strong, motivating conclusion.