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This final project is an opportunity to practice writing in business letter format, reflect on what you have done in this class, and recommend ways that future students can succeed. Like the Midterm Assessment Memo, this sort of reflection is designed to help you better remember and apply what you did in this class. It also helps me understand what worked and didn’t work in the class.

<aside> 💡 Yes, business letters are used less and less due to the prevalence of email and MANY other modes of communication. But now and then, we all end up having to write a formal letter for some reason or another (e.g., to request electricity be turned back on, to apply for a scholarship or job, to send a job offer or acceptance letter to a candidate, to address your congressional representative, to send important written information to customers, to appeal an insurance claim). We have all been flummoxed by the need to write a letter at some point, so it is good to be reminded how it should be done.

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Requirements for Credit

• Use typical business letter format, with your address at the top (or a fake address), then a date, then the recipient’s address, then a salutation, then the letter, and then your sign-off. You can use slight variations as long as all of the information in the previous sentence is in the letter. See templates in our Resources section or online.
• Address the letter to “Future ENGL 3365 Students,” using the address 123 Texas Tech Ave., Lubbock, TX 79409.
• Give future students at least three tips for finishing this class successfully.
• Write a one- or two-paragraph reflection on your own performance in the class, mentioning at least two particular assignments (or tasks within assignments) where you learned something new, really excelled, or overcame a challenge.
• OPTIONAL: Mention changes you would make to improve the class if you were the instructor. (Yes, your audience is future students, but I will be reading these.)
• The letter should have multiple paragraphs, each centering around a main idea.
• The finished letter should be around 1 page (no more than 2 pages) single spaced (11-12 pt font) with additional space between all paragraphs and sections. (If you indent your paragraphs, you do not necessarily have to include extra space between your paragraphs.)
• You should use a professional-looking, easy-to-read font for the main/body text of the document in a a typical 11-12 pt size (exceptions can be made for fonts that are very strangely sized).
• Do not use headings in this document.
• Do not use outside sources unless you really want to.
• You do not have to physically sign your letter. You can just leave a space where your signature should be and type your name at the bottom.