$$ In a professional email, write a brief summary and a critical response that evaluates the impact of an author$$s message and use of communication strategies.

Course Learning Outcome$($s$)$ Assessed:

$$ CLO $1$ Analyze a variety of texts that respond to various contexts.

$$ CLO $2$ Compose written texts that respond to various contexts.

Writing Situation:

You recently started working at a Toronto high school in an administrative position to help pay for your education at George Brown College. A key part of your job is to act as a liaison between the student body and the school administration.

In a staff meeting earlier this week, a teacher shared an article titled $$What Happens When a School Bans Smartphones? A Complete Transformation$,$ by Tik Root $(2024),$ and proposed implementing a policy similar to the one described in the article.

Unfortunately, your boss, Principal Nava Ahmed, missed the staff meeting, so she asked you to summarize the most important points of the article and share a critical response to the text. Nava wants to know:

$1.$ What was the main message of the recommended text?

$2.$ Why is the main message significant and relevant?

$3.$ Based on this reading, would you recommend the policy it described? To answer this question, select and discuss one of the following communication strategies used in the text:

$$ The incorporation of their unique perspective, social location, or lived experience

$$ The development of a sound argument

$$ The logical structure of ideas

$$ The use of a compelling story

$$ The incorporation of descriptive details

$$ The inclusion of logical comparisons$/$ connections

$$ The use of inclusive and appropriate language

$$ The use of specific examples

$$ The development of an appropriate tone through word choice

Instructions:

Write a $250-$ to $300-$word professional email to Nava with your summary, critical response, and any other context you think Nava will need. Apply what we learned in class about the conventions of a professional email.

Be sure to include a hyperlink to the assigned article so Nava knows what you$$re referring to and can check it herself if necessary.