ENG 315

Assignment 2: Block Business Letter

Due Week 4 and worth 150 points

Choose one of the professional scenarios provided in Blackboard under the Week 4 tab.

Write a Block Business Letter from the perspective of company management.  It must provide bad news to the recipient and follow the guidelines outlined in Chapter 7: Delivering Bad-News Messages in BCOM7 (pages 110-128).

The message should take the block business letter form from the posted example; however, you will submit your assignment to the online course shell.

The block business letter must adhere to the following requirements:

1. Content:
   1. Address the communication issue from the scenario.
   2. Provide bad news from the company to the recipient.
   3. Concentrate on the facts of the situation and use either the inductive or deductive approach.
   4. Assume your recipient has previously requested a review of the situation via email, letter, or personal meeting with management.
2. Format:
   1. Include the proper introductory elements (sender’s address, date, recipient’s address). You may create any details necessary in the introductory elements to complete the assignment.
   2. Provide an appropriate and professional greeting / salutation.
   3. Single space paragraphs and double space between paragraphs.
   4. Limit the letter to one-page in length.
3. Clarity / Mechanics:
   1. Focus on clarity, writing mechanics, and professional language/style requirements.
   2. Run spell/grammar check before submitting.

Your assignment must:

• Be typed, single-spaced within paragraphs/elements and double spaced between the paragraphs/elements, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. Your professor may provide additional instructions.

Submitting your assignment:

• Submit your assignment through the online course shell only.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

1. Plan, create, and evaluate professional documents.
2. Write clearly, coherently, and persuasively using proper grammar and mechanics, and formatting appropriate to the situation.
3. Deliver professional information to various audiences using appropriate tone, style, and format.
4. Analyze professional communication examples to assist in revision.