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As you complete your weekly reading, answer the questions below.

Please review the following writing guidelines prior to answering the questions:

· Remember to respond to the questions using your own words.

· Do NOT copy responses from the textbook, internet or other resources.  This is plagiarism, which is illegal, and may result in a failing grade.

· You MUST paraphrase information in your own words and not transfer word-for-word.  

· For information on how to avoid plagiarism, please visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center.

Part 1:After reading Chapter 3 in your textbook, please answer the following questions to help formulate your communication strategy.

40 points

Scenario: Requesting time off

You are working in a small professional office for 14 months, and are now eligible for a one-week vacation. Your children will be out of school for a week next month for Spring Break. You would like to take your one-week vacation at the same time as your children’s Spring Break.Unfortunately, there has been a personnel shortage at work and everyone in the office (you included) has fallen behind in work.

Write a persuasive communication in the form of an email memo to your supervisor requesting time off. Be sure to include the dates you are requesting off and an incentive for the employer to approve your request. Please refer to pages 15-17 and pages 53-61 in your textbook.

Please use the following format for your email memo:

To :

Subject Title :

Message:

Type your memo here

Part 2: After writing your persuasive communication to request time off in Part 1 above, please answer the following questions in 1-2 sentences to explain the communication strategy you used to develop your written communication.

30 points

Who is the communicator?

Type your answer here

3 points

Who is the audience?

Type your answer here

3 points

What is the objective or purpose of the email memo?

Type your answer here

4 points

What communication style ( tell-sell, question-answer, or consult-join) did you use?

Type your answer here

5 points

Why did you select this style and why do you think it will be effective?

Type your answer here

15 points

You will earn additional points if you correctly submit the worksheet to the assignment dropbox.

5 points

You will earn additional points if you use proper sentence structure, grammar and spelling.

5 points