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L etters

L etters. Be empowered!. Letters. Before, letters were Written or typed on paper Sent in the mail Took days to travel. Now Typed online Sent through e-mail or internal system Arrive immediately. This is one format for a formal letter. What Stays the Same?. Good Writing!

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L etters

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  1. Letters Be empowered!

  2. Letters Before, letters were • Written or typed on paper • Sent in the mail • Took days to travel Now • Typed online • Sent through e-mail or internal system • Arrive immediately

  3. This is one format for a formal letter.

  4. What Stays the Same? Good Writing! • Strong opening sentence • State your ideas clearly • Give specific examples to support your ideas • Correct grammar, spelling, sentence structure • Clear conclusion

  5. Contact an Elected Official • For elected officials in NJhttp://www.njleg.state.nj.us/RepEmail.asp • For the Governorhttp://www.state.nj.us/governor/contact/ • You can still write a formal letter and mail it.http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislativepub/contact.asp

  6. Have a Complaint? Before you would look up the company address from the package and write a letter to explain why you were dissatisfied with the product.

  7. Today You look up a company online http://us.coca-cola.com/ And then look for the Contact Us link http://www.coca-colacompany.com/contact-us/ Contact Us Overview FAQs Ask Coca-Cola Our Virtual Agent Ask Coca-Cola, our virtual agent Coca-Cola: Hi, I'm your virtual agent. What can I do for you?

  8. Your Assignment Pick a topic that • you feel strongly about • Know something about • And can be changed or influenced by your elected official Research • Find a website that gives you facts about your topic • Evaluate the website • Take notes to use in your letter

  9. Need some help to start? Try Ebscohttp://search.epnet.com/userlogin.asp Username: S8695502 Password: password Both Points of View and Student Reference Center have good ideas. If you search Google, try different search terms to find what you want.

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