Writing the Cover Letter

With your final essay packet, I’ve asked you to submit a cover letter. Here is a link that will guide you in how to write a business letter.  For my address, simply use my office number, Bates 203A.

The letter will have at least five paragraphs.  After a short introductory paragraph (Why are you writing? What is the context?), write a paragraph in which you select two or three of the outcomes that were the focus for this Sequence (see your Sequence 1 schedule for a list of the outcomes on which we focused) over which you feel you have gained some mastery. Explain, with specific examples, how you can prove this.

In the next paragraph, identify 1-3 Sequence Outcomes with which you are still struggling and discuss what progress you have made and why you believe you are struggling.

Your third paragraph should discuss what did or did not work in the writing process and why (free writes, first draft, peer review, revision, conference).

In your final paragraph, explain the major changes made among your drafts, including examples to support what you are saying.