Week 1: Student Response and Assignment

Query Article for the Final Feature Article

For this week’s assignment, you will write a query letter to be presented with your specific ideas for the Final Feature Article. The query letter must include the following:

1. Include the contact information including a proper greeting for the query letter.

2. Create a strong lead that is informative and compelling.

3. Develop a supporting paragraph.

4. Describe unique selling points.

5. Include previous work to demonstrate expertise and credibility.

6. Create a concluding paragraph that summarizes the topic.

7. Provide a preliminary list of four sources of information including:

1. Interview of a source with a similar point of view on the topic or issue.

2. Interview of a source with an opposing point of view on the topic or issue.

3. Source from a leading journal located in the Ashford University Library.

4. Source from the CQ Researcher database (located in the Ashford University Library) on the topic or issue.