Sept. 3 Writing Portfolio

Bellwrite: What are the pros and cons of your experience at AHS? What are you grateful for at AHS? What changes to school policies would make your experience better?

We reviewed our memorization of the anchor scripture (due Thursday).

We finished learning the conventions of formal business letter writing (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/653/01/).  We wrote a business letter to AHS administrators. Letters must make a request of some type: to change a policy, to add a new sport, to add a school activity, to change the bell schedule, to offer a different class elective, etc.

The letter must do the following:

1. maintain a formal voice and proper level of courtesy
2. make the case for why your request is reasonable and would support the mission statement of the school
3. be from the heart and strengthen your sense of being a part of the same team with the school administration.

Homework:
Finish the first draft of your letter (and type it).