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This assessment offers you a great way to bridge what you have worked on in this class with your present and future professional tasks.

To complete the assessment, read the article “Writing Ability Declines but Still Crucial for Success” by Fleshler, Clary, and East. You can access the article by visiting the ITT Tech Virtual Library> School of Study > General Education Information> Databases>ProQuest Newsstand>. Type the name of the article “Writing Ability Declines but Still Crucial for Success” in the search box and then press the "Search" button.

Write a 500–600 word analysis and ensure that you:

· Summarize the article in a paragraph.

· Take a position on each of these questions and then use what you’ve learned in this class to support your points:

· Is it important to know how to write persuasively in your field? Why or why not?

· Do grammar and syntax (sentence structure) matter in the professional world? Give examples to support your points.

· Was there anything in this article that surprised you?

· Conclude by addressing the following questions:

· How will you use what you have learned in this class in future academic and professional writing?

· Will you apply it to memos, emails, research projects, and performance reviews?

· Has anything you learned changed how you view the arguments that you encounter every day (for example, on television, in the newspaper, or in advertisements)?

· Submission Requirements:

· Submit your response in a Microsoft Word document of the following specifications:

· Font: Arial; Point-12