ENGLISH 2311
Creating Document Four ‘s MAIN IDEA: Planning Reminders
Writing Option One:
Internal Proposal Calling for the Cultivation of Produce on Two Acres of an ACC Campus
If you choose Writing Option One and your purpose is to persuade the Doc Four audience to act by implementing the proposal’s conclusions/recommendations, your main idea should follow this structure:
ACC should _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(do what?) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on ___ acres of its _______ campus, because_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Reason One), because _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Reason Two) , and because _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Reason Three).
Writing Option Two:
External Proposal to Cater a Local Event
If you choose Writing Option Two and your purpose is to persuade the Doc Four audience to act by implementing the proposal’s conclusions/recommendations, your main idea should follow this structure:
ABP Group should _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(do what?) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for its August 27 event, because_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Reason One), because_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Reason Two), and because_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Reason Three).
REMINDER: Each reason must be concrete and precise, not abstract/general.
PURPOSE: As it presents its data, information, and explanations, Document Four must persuade its audience to implement/act upon your Proposal conclusions/ recommendations.
To persuade, your document must clearly explain how or why its audience(s) should act on your team’s conclusions/recommendations.
AUDIENCE: Whether you choose Writing Option One or Writing Option Two, your document’s audience consists of readers who need persuasive data and precise illustrations/graphics.
CONTENT: This document requires reader-friendly data and information, as well as persuasive explanations that convince your audience to act upon your recommendatio