Final Assessment: Open Letter $-$ Transfer Assignment $(20\%)$ COMM$2000($Communicating Across Contexts$)$

Overview:

Objective:

In a final persuasive piece of writing addressed to an appropriate audience, inform and make a point about an issue impacting members in your community.

Course Learning Outcome$($s$)$ Assessed:

CLO $1-$ Analyze a variety of texts thdit respond to various contexts.

CLO $2-$ Compose written texts that respond to various contexts.

CLO $3-$ Apply research and digital literacy skills.

Writing Situation:

A few weeks ago, you successfully published a piece on The Local, an award$-$winning independent magazine known for being "unabashedly Toronto, reporting from corners of the city that are too often ignored or misunderstood."

Due to popular demand and growing interest, The Local wants to extend the issue on the life of college students in Toronto. The Local is inviting you to create something new: publish an open letter informing readers of a current issue affecting college students and advocating for the adoption of an appropriate solution.

Letter writing, at first, seems like a dated practice; however, you soon realize that the open letter is the most appropriate type of communication for your purpose:

An open letter allows you to directly address a specific person or organization that you want to hold accountable

Unlike a private email, the open letter has the benefit of being published widely and read by a general audience $-$ with an open letter, you will be able to not only address a specific reader but also educate the general audience about a significant problem

Unlike a short social media post, an open letter is a longform communication piece that allows you to thoroughly develop, support, and explain your thinking

An open letter advocates for a change by offering concrete solutions to a widely