LETTER

The week 5 project requirements include the writing of a letter to a legislator.

Please be sure to review the grading rubric for the week 5 project (click on week 5 project, click on the grading rubric on the right side). All criteria must be included.

Research a current proposed policy or pending changes to a policy (legislation).

This letter must be about a specific policy (legislation, bill), to a specific legislator (senator, representative).

There should be a title page and reference page included with this assignment.

This should be in letter format, rather than in a paper format. It would be a letter that is ready to mail to a legislator (senator, representative).

Be sure to include the name of the legislator and address where the letter would be sent in the letter. Research how to contact specific legislators.

Letters should only be approximately one page.

Support all information in the letter with scholarly sources.

Letter should include a brief introductory paragraph that includes a brief introduction of the legislation and a purpose statement that states what will be discussed in the letter.

Late points will be deducted for late assignments.

This letter is worth 175 points (review project grading rubric).

written assignment for Legislator Communication is due:

This written assignment requires the student to investigate his/her local, state and federal legislators and explore their assigned committees and legislative commitments. The student is expected to investigate current and actual legislative initiatives that have either passed or pending approval by the house, senate or Governors office. The student will draft a letter to a specific legislator and offer support or constructive argument against pending policy or legislation. The letter must be supported with a minimum of 3 evidence based primary citations.

To:

Senator Lori Berman

Florida State Senate District 26

2300 High Ridge Road

Suite 161

Boynton Beach, FL 33426

Phone: (561) 2926014

From:

Jon Doe

511 west Boynton

Boynton beach, FL 33462