UCLA Stand up For Anti Racism and Advocate for People of Color Letters

Write three letters: One positive letter, one negative letter, and one persuasive letter, in a standard business letter format. 

Here are the directions for each component:

Positive or Good news letter

Write a positive business letter/memo that follows the conventions of business letters and addresses one of the following scenarios:

1. Write a letter to a company that expresses your appreciation for consistent quality, either in service, product, or both. Be sure to provide specific information about your positive experiences.
2. You are the dean of a college within a large university, and you have just learned that your budget has been raised by 20% for the next school year. This budget increase not only means that you can purchase some additional supplies, but that you can also give each staff member in the department a 2% raise. Write a letter that informs your staff of the budget increase, identifies the new supplies you will purchase, and explains the details of the pay raises.
3. You are the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, and after interviewing a number of qualified candidates, you have decided to extend one of the applicants an offer of employment for the position of Vice President of Sales. Write the applicant a letter that delivers the good news and clearly details the offer of employment, including information about salary, benefits, expected start date, and the deadline for acceptance.
4. Create your own scenario and audience, as long as the letter is professional, business-related, and somewhat along the lines of the other options described.

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Negative or bad news letter

Write a negative news letter that addresses one of the following scenarios:

1. Identify a company with which you had an unsatisfying experience as a consumer. Write a letter to the company that expresses your dissatisfaction, provides a detailed account of your experience, and suggests a possible solution for the problem.
2. As the human resources manager for a large company, you are tasked with informing 250 of the companyà700 employees that they are being laid off. Write a letter that clearly explains the situation to the employees but that also maintains trust and respect for the company.
3. Create your own scenario and audience, as long as the letter is professional, business-related, and somewhat along the lines of the other options described.

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Persuasive letter 

Review materials on persuasive letters, including AIDA (Attention Interest Desire and Action), before completing this letter: 

1. Write a letter to SDSUàPresident De la Torre suggesting a change to current practices or procedures to the University that are important to you as a student. Be specific about what changes are being advocated (focus on 1-2 Specific Measurable and Realistic steps toward a goal) while remembering that you are limited to one page (about 300-500 words). Make a clear, persuasive argument to President De la Torre using a business letter with business style and format, evidence and support. NOTE: Due to the high volume of students choosing these, memos must not involve parking or tuition changes.
2. Similar option: Substitute ÄSUàPresident De la Torre!bove with another individual (first and last name) at some level of power of another organization.
3. Write a persuasive letter to your workplace advocating that they do more to stand up for anti-racism and advocate for people of color. Consider carefully your audience, corporate culture, plain language, and blend elements of ethos/pathos/logos. The NYT article ! href=”https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/business/taking-a-stand-in-workplace.html”>What Do I Do if My Employer Does Something I Can Abide? -ay be useful, as it shows the difficulties an employee faces in such situations. 
4. Create your own scenario and audience, as long as the letter is professional, persuasive, business-related, and somewhat along the lines of the other options described.