Situation: You have just written a Letter or Inquiry to your target funding organization. Awareness of the rhetorical strategies that you used to write this letter is an important writing skill. Think about how you approached this task.

Writing Directions: Describe your strategy for approaching this writing task. How is this strategy similar to how you have approached other new writing situations? What strategies were most helpful in meeting the writing goals in terms of content/structure/style? Which of those areas may still need improvement and where would you like to focus future growth?

Using the “Comments” feature within “Review” in Microsoft Word take notes about your writing process while you draft this next task. Next to each paragraph reflect on the strategies you are using. What writing strategies are you using to reach your audience? Which rhetorical skills are you using? Are you likely to meet audience expectations with these strategies, in this particular task? Why?