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Cover Letters for Portfolio
Writing Center@ GAVILAN COLLEGE
The Writing Center will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this event. If you require an accommodation, contact Sara Sanchez at (408)848-4811. Please include the requested accommodation along with your contact information.
GAVILAN COLLEGE
Writing Center
LI120
PHONE: (408)848-4811EMAIL:
[email protected]: gavilan.edu/writing
Cover Letter
Purpose Audience What have you learned about college writing? Essays Closing Format
The Writing Center will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this event. If you require an accommodation, contact Sara Sanchez at (408)848-4811. Please include the requested accommodation along with your contact information.
GAVILAN COLLEGE
Writing Center
LI120
PHONE: (408)848-4811EMAIL:
[email protected]: gavilan.edu/writing
Purpose
The cover letter is an opportunity for you to Introduce yourself. Introduce your writing.
Let me te
ll
you a bit
about myself
The Writing Center will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this event. If you require an accommodation, contact Sara Sanchez at (408)848-4811. Please include the requested accommodation along with your contact information.
GAVILAN COLLEGE
Writing Center
LI120
PHONE: (408)848-4811EMAIL:
[email protected]: gavilan.edu/writing
Audience
Who are you writing the cover letter to? What do they care about?
What are they looking for in your writing?
What would you like them to know About you?
About your writing?
The Writing Center will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this event. If you require an accommodation, contact Sara Sanchez at (408)848-4811. Please include the requested accommodation along with your contact information.
GAVILAN COLLEGE
Writing Center
LI120
PHONE: (408)848-4811EMAIL:
[email protected]: gavilan.edu/writing
Essays
Title Description Why did you choose it?
What did you learn? What does it show about your writing?
The Writing Center will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this event. If you require an accommodation, contact Sara Sanchez at (408)848-4811. Please include the requested accommodation along with your contact information.
GAVILAN COLLEGE
Writing Center
LI120
PHONE: (408)848-4811EMAIL:
[email protected]: gavilan.edu/writing
Closing
What thought would you like to leave your audience with?
Thank you
The Writing Center will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this event. If you require an accommodation, contact Sara Sanchez at (408)848-4811. Please include the requested accommodation along with your contact information.
GAVILAN COLLEGE
Writing Center
LI120
PHONE: (408)848-4811EMAIL:
[email protected]: gavilan.edu/writing
Format
Business Letter Heading (with date)
Inside Address
Salutation
Body
Closing (with signature) Single spaced Indented Paragraphs Times Roman 12 point
Body
Inside Address
Salutation
Heading
Closing
Signature
The Writing Center will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this event. If you require an accommodation, contact Sara Sanchez at (408)848-4811. Please include the requested accommodation along with your contact information.
GAVILAN COLLEGE
Writing Center
LI120
PHONE: (408)848-4811EMAIL:
[email protected]: gavilan.edu/writing
The Writer’s Choices
Considering your audience and purpose, how will you handle your cover letter’s . . . Style – the way something is written
Formal or informal Professional or casual
Tone – the attitude that is conveyed Objective or subjective Intimate or distant Serious or humorous
Language – vocabulary consistent with style and tone
The Writing Center will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this event. If you require an accommodation, contact Sara Sanchez at (408)848-4811. Please include the requested accommodation along with your contact information.
GAVILAN COLLEGE
Writing Center
LI120
PHONE: (408)848-4811EMAIL:
[email protected]: gavilan.edu/writing
Polishing
Your portfolio is an opportunity to show you are ready for the next level. Discuss your ability to
Write a clear thesis Organize a supporting argument Incorporate research to strengthen
credibility Demonstrate correctness
Spelling Punctuation Grammar
READY
FOR 1A
