English Essay- Need Help Only Accepting English Majors!! I will Not respond. Please Follow Format that is Attached. DUE: today 08/08/17

English 1C – A Letter to Your Senator For this final assignment, you are to write a letter to your state senator regarding an issue of your choice from either a topic that we looked at this term or from a larger, global topic. This letter is your opportunity to join a community discourse (conversation) about issues that not only affect our community, but also our world. This writing assignment will be in business letter format (note formatting below) and will not exceed one and a half page (this is not as easy as it sounds). To achieve success in this assignment, complete these parts:

Part 1 – Identify a problem that is important to you from the modules or from your personal choice. Acceptable examples could be the need for more gender-neutral bathroom access, coral bleaching, breastfeeding rights, or human trafficking. I do not want to see topics that are too large and generalized. For example, “we must stop global warming,” or “gun control is needed,” are not acceptable topics because they are way too broad of a topic; however, if you would like to write about a specific aspect of global warming, like coral bleaching, then that’s certainly okay. If you’re unsure, clear the topic with me.

Part 2 – After you have determined what problem you are going to discuss, consider an action or series of actions (perhaps a law even!) to present to your senator. Use an urgent and firm tone when writing. You will also want to make sure that you are using persuasion and argumentative structure. I will be looking for these things when I grade.

Part 3 – Write the letter in business letter format. This is going to require you to look up who our state senator is and their address…

Happy writing!   Please use the following format for your business letters:

{NOTE: your name goes only at the bottom}

Your Return Address (no abbreviations for Street, Avenue, etc.) Your City, CA [your two letter state abbreviation] zip Date (write out either like June 4, 2004 or 4 June 2004)

First and Last Name of the Person to whom you are writing Address City, ST zip

Dear Mr./Ms. Person: [note the colon] (“To Whom it May Concern” is not appropriate here. Do some research, if necessary, to find out who the right person is)

Times have changed, and indentations for paragraphs are usually not used because it is easier not to use them. The body paragraphs should be single spaced in a business letter. But you should double space between paragraphs when your letter contains more than one paragraph.

In a second paragraph, you will want to give a specific example of how you benefited from your contact with this person. Be sure to thank him/her for his/her time and efforts on your behalf.

Sincerely yours,

{three spaces so that your signature may appear here}

Sally Student

*********Please note the line spacing!