WRITTEN COMMUNICATION ASSIGNMENT

Use the business letter and memo format found in the textbook.
Use a word processor for each of these complete written assignments.

1. Compose a memo telling all employees how to answer a business telephone. Follow the standard memo format. Use your job as the point of reference.

2. Using the business letter format and the communication information on making suggestions to your supervisor, write a business letter to the principal of Churchland High School suggesting a senior privilege that you would like to have implemented at Churchland High School. State why you think this would be a good idea. Follow the guidelines for making suggestions to a supervisor. Include all parts of a business letter and use the spelling a grammar check. Write a rough draft before word processing the letter on the computer.

3. Using the word processor, address an envelope to the principal of Churchland High School for your letter.

4. Using the business letter format, write a two weeks notice letter of resignation to your current employer, giving him two weeks notice.

5. Using the word processor, address an envelope to your employer for the resignation letter.

Follow these guidelines:

1. You will write a rough draft for each of the above written assignments.
2. All three written assignment rough drafts are due on or before the beginning of class on ____________________.
3. We will go to the computer lab on ________________________, for you to use the word processor to complete these written assignments.
4. These assignments are due by the end of class on __________________.

Written Communication Assignment

On your own paper, you will write a memo and a business letter.

1. The memo will be regarding employees not being able to take days off the week before, during, and after Christmas and before New Years.

2. A letter giving two weeks notice/resignation, in business letter format, to your employer.

Scoring Rubric

Diane Snellinger
Churchland HS
Portsmouth VA