Professional and Technical Writing
Persuasive Letter Assignment
Choose ONE of the following scenarios and write a Persuasive Letter using standard Business Letter format and following the guidelines outlined in the Persuasive Letter PowerPoint presentation.
Scenario #1: Seek a Vote
New Orleans has a homeless problem. Charter 15 seeks to devote City of New Orleans tax-revenue towards the Mission Homeless Shelter, which provides many services for individuals and families living on the streets. Write a persuasive letter to New Orleans residences urging them to visit their voting facility on June 15th and vote Yes on Charter 15.
Scenario #2: Sell your Recording Studio
You and your business partners have just built a state-of-the-art recording studio in New Orleans’s Bywater neighborhood. Write a persuasive letter targeting individual musical artists, music students and band members who might benefit from your recording studio services.
Scenario #3: Urge your Employer to adopt a Dental Plan for employees
You have worked for a corporation for eight years. Though your corporation does provide health benefits, you and your fellow employees are seeking to have a dental plan added to those health benefits. Write a persuasive letter to the corporation’s CEO asking her to consider incorporating an employee dental plan into the employee health benefit package.