Introduction This assignment will guide students in the composition of an effective routine request message. Student will utilize prior message creation knowledge, as well as information provided in this unit, to develop a formal email requesting a letter of recommendation from a professional contact.

ULOs Design an effective strategy for writing routine business requests. Design an effective strategy for writing routine replies and positive messages. Directions For this assignment, students will write routine request in the form of a formal email. Write a routine request email to an instructor, supervisor, or manager asking for a letter of recommendation for a job application, job portfolio, scholarship, or graduate application. Provide plenty of relevant information to make it easy for the receiver to write a high-quality letter of recommendation. Pay special attention to the Strategy for Routine Requests outlined in Chapter 10 of the course textbook.

The email should formal formatting (salutation, closing, recipients name, accurate subject line). A minimum of three paragraphs with at least three complete sentences per paragraph should be provided. The email should include no more than four paragraphs. Use the Three-Step Writing Process detailed in Chapter 10 to develop an effective routine request message. Use Figure 10.1 as a guide. Do not thank the receiver in advance, for their consideration or their time. In the case of a recommendation request the receiver may or may not act on or consider the request. Although, this is a common statement thanking in advance precedes any communication from the receiver and should be avoided.

Note: You are not sending an email to your instructor. You are creating a routine request email, addressed to your professional contact, and submitting it as an attachment for grading. The email should be written in a Word document and submitted as an attachment.

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Example Format

To: (recipient email address)

From: (your email address)

Subject: (Conveys the topic and main idea in a concise phrase)

Salutation,

Single spaced paragraph with at least three complete sentences. Single space within each paragraph. Double space between paragraphs.

Single spaced paragraph with at least three complete sentences. Single space within each paragraph. Double space between paragraphs.

Single spaced paragraph with at least three complete sentences. Single space within each paragraph. Double space between paragraphs.

Closing,

Name