Writing an E-mail about an Important Issue

Students who visit the school library can't find the materials they need for reports or projects.... Which viewpoint would be the best addition to the paragraph?

The school library needs an update in order to be an effective resource for the students.

In any kind of formal writing, the writer should be sure to use a formal____or attitude, toward the subject.

Tone

A formal letter that you print and mail begins with a_____.

heading

When writing a formal letter or e-mail, what kind of words should the writer use to convey a formal tone? Check all that apply.

polite and serious

Which part of a formal e-mail is optional?

the contact information

It's that time of year again, known locally as "pothole season." What should be added to this paragraph to make the writer's argument more effective?

the effects of the problem

What should the writer include in the second body paragraph of an e-mail that addresses a problem? Check all that apply.

the importance of solving the problem a clear solution to the problem

Please drop students off no more than fifteen minutes prior to the start of the dance, which will last two hours. Who is most likely the intended audience of the letter?

the students' parents

Write a letter to the school board in which you propose turning part of the schoolyard into a garden. What is the purpose of the e-mail?

to persuade the school board

Harrington City Park has recently become quite run-down. This sentence is an example of the writer's ________, or perspective, on the topic.

viewpoint