As your instructor directs, Write a negative letter that responds to one of the following scenarios:

■ Write a letter to the owner of a restaurant where you received poor service.

■ Write a letter to a company whose product unsatisfactorily met your expectations or needs.

■ Identify a current political topic on which you disagree with your congressional representative. Write a letter that outlines your views and calls for change.

■ Identify a television advertisement with which you disagree.

Write a letter to the company explaining your position and request that the advertisement be altered or taken off the air.

■ For all of these scenarios, your main goal should be to promote change.

■ Express your complaint as positively as possible.

■ Remember to consider your audience’s needs; how can you build support for your position?