Witing for Government
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Letter Writing Assignment 2


Value: 5% of course grade

Due Date: Thursday, November 29


Your Role

For this assignment, you are a writer for the appropriate federal, provincial, or municipal government office.

Your Task

Write a letter of reply to your own letter 1, on behalf of the government official to whom you addressed your letter.

Guidelines for Official Correspondence

Make sure your letter conforms to the style guidelines for official correspondence. While these are federal government guidelines, we will use them for all levels of government for this assignment.

Editing Workshop: November 29

Please have a draft of your letter ready before class on Thursday, November 29, for a short Peer Scholar session. If you don't participate in this session, you will lose 30% of your grade for the assignment. You will have until midnight, November 29, to make any final revisions to your letter.


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