COMM8260 Writing Essentials Assignment 1: Persuasive Paragraph Weight: 15% of total grade Name: You work for an advertising agency. The agency has just signed on a new client, and you would like to be on the team working for this client. Write a paragraph to your manager to persuade him or her to assign you to that team. The paragraph should have 5-8 sentences and be around 12 page in length. Include your name at the top. Use a regular font like Calibri or Arial, font size 12, double spaced. NB. All work should be your own. Turnitin is enabled for ALL your assignments, and it WILL flag work that is copied from the internet or other sources in their database, including the work of other students from around the world. Checklist: Your paragraph is persuasive. o You have a topic sentence that clearly reveals what the paragraph is about. o You have three to five supporting sentences that aid in persuading the reader to agree to your idea, and that provide supporting information. o You have offered a counter view and a rebuttal. o You have a final sentence that summarises the argument. o Your paragraph does not exceed the suggested length. You have checked your paragraph for spelling, grammar, and word choices. The paragraph is your own, original work. o You have read the paragraph out loud to yourself.