Mentor Text Letter — Lisa

Unit 2 leads to Unit 3:  From the classroom (RAB) moving out into the wider world (Letter Assignment)

Q: What are you going to do with the knowledge that you have gained?

A: Write a letter.

  • Required length: 500 words minimum
  • Good Topic Sentences that tell the MI of each paragraph
  • Good Paragraphing for new topic
  • Draft due to the Open Lab by Monday December 7
  • Unit 3 Final Letter due with Final Writing Porfolio on December 16.

 

First you will determine:

Identity: Who are you?

Audience:  Who needs to hear your message?

Purpose:  Educate or Persuade or Provide a Solution

Support:  Give a hyperlink to one of your sources to provide reference or support for your message

 

IDEAS for your letter:

  • Give advice to a friend on your topic. The right way/the wrong way.
  • Tell what you’ve learned about…Best 3 things you have learned
  • Tell what you’ve experienced on this topic
  • Give heart to someone who feels the struggle of _______ (mental health)
  • How have you changed?  How has your thinking changed? What do you know now that you did not know before?
  • What benefits?
  • If you had to train someone to …
  • Do you have a “take” on your topic?
  • Can you tell how your experience …
  • Argue for the pros and cons of …

Here again is the  Letter Assignment (also on the Assignments page and on the Announcements pages for recent class dates) Essay Unit #3 Letter Assignment

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