Persuasive Business Letter FIRST View the following slides

Persuasive Business Letter • FIRST: View the following slides, then write your persuasive business letter to Congressman Price. MAKE SURE YOU EDIT IT! Print it, attach the rubric, and turn it in. • SECOND: Go to the Persuasive Research Link on my blog. – Review the research questions (a new one has been added). – Continue researching on the selected sites and making your note card. – BE SELECTIVE- CHOOSE THE MOST POWERFUL NOTES.

• Use this site to make sure you have the correct format for your business letter. • BUSINESS LETTER FORMAT • Make sure you use your BEST level of language. • Correct ALL spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors before you print!

Body Paragraph One • Introduce yourself and state your reason for writing.

Body Paragraph Two • Present accurate and relevant details on the issue of endangered species.

Body Paragraph Three • Appeal to the congressman to follow a specific course of action. • Provide a sense of closure to your letter.

All Paragraphs • Use precise language appropriate to the audience and the persuasive purpose. • Use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Letter to Congressman • Students will set up their paper like a formal business letter. The link “ 7” below will show you the format for your letter. • Your Congressman is Tom Price. His address is: • Congressman Tom Price 424 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515

Letter to Congressman • Your address here at school is: • 3340 Trickum Road • Marietta, Georgia 30066.

Letter to Congressman • In your paper, you must convince him: –Of the benefits of conservation and protection of threatened and endangered animals –Of possible consequences if we stop protecting these animals and plants— you should use information from websites to support your thinking. –To vote to RENEW the Endangered Species Act