Assignment: You’ve recently visited a workplace and interviewed someone in the profession you intend to enter.  Now identify an important need at that workplace.  Write a memo to the appropriate people, requesting that they help you meet that need.  You should write as if you’re currently employed in that profession and have had a position in the workplace for several years.  You must convey adequate information on how to address the need—you might have to discuss who you’ve consulted, provide attachments, or offer other evidence of having researched your solution. Use the memo format that your interviewee would use when he or she makes an important request (provide a sample of that format).

 
Student's Response: "Computer Request"

TO: The Bilingual Board of Education
FROM: V___  T___
DATE: 11/10/1999
SUBJECT: A Funding Request

Though your help, bilingual program in Rockford was established to meet need of individual who speak language other than the English.  I would like take this opportunity to appreciate your faithful support.

In millennium coming, the high technology especially the computer is widely introduced to our society to enhance economic world.  As the result, many profession require the individuals to become computer literacy.  I would like bringing to your attention to a concern I have about bilingual program where I have work.  As I recently visit the bilingual program in East High School of Rockford, I have sensed a urgent necessity to have a computer laboratory for whole school so students, including thirty one of bilingual students could be equipped and trained to the changing world of technologies.

There is necessity of thirty computers, the Compaq, for the new computer laboratory.  The amount of each system cost $1,000.  The amount of fund is calculated out exactly to be $30,000 dollars to aid the program.  The money will be spend on thirty computers only since the school is willing to provide the facility place, with laboratory attendant who are students and all other equipment to get the laboratory started.  The computer laboratory will be open to student three times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and the Friday from three PM to six PM.

Once again, thank you in advance to take the concern into your consideration.  I am looking forward to hear from you soon.

Sincerely Your,

V___  T___                    [Writer provides no attachments]
 
 

Criteria for grading “Request Memo”:

Strong   okay   weak   no credit
0      0    0     0        You identify an important need and address your memo to the
                                             appropriate people who could take action on it.
0      0    0     0        You represent yourself convincingly as a member of the profession.
0      0    0     0        You provide adequate evidence that you’ve researched how to meet the
                                             need.
0      0    0     0        You use the format that is commonly used for memos at the worksite.
0      0    0     0        You meet conventions of Edited American English.

GRADE: ____________

COMMENTS: