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Evaluation Item: Informal Letter (Graded)

Overview

Students are required to prepare a letter of introduction to demonstrate that they have learned the skills of cluster diagramming and informal letter writing.

Deliverables

Cluster Diagram (drawn by hand or using CLUSTER)
Letter of Introduction written using personal letter style. Length: 200 ‐ 350 words

Submission Guidelines:

Report must be submitted in both hard and soft (electronic) copy formats.
Hardcopy: to be given to the teacher during class.
- Single A4 sheet of paper.
- Front Side: Typed Final Draft
- Back Side: Cluster Diagram.
Softcopy: to be sent by Email to ScientificEnglish@gmail.com
- Final Draft should be typed, in body of Email.
- Cluster Diagram: attachment, png or jpg format
- See submitting assignments ppt for general details about electronic submission.
- Subject line must include
```
university,course code,ID,YES/NO(detail marking?),Name,Informal Letter(topic #)
```
  e.g.
```
YZU,EI112,1144321,NO,Sleepy,Informal Letter(3)
```

Evaluation (Total = 12 Points)

Item	Details
CL: Cluster Diagram	full tree (~2)	6
	numbering (~2)
	Content Appropriate (~2)
MA: Macro-	Format/Mechanics(~2)	4
MA: Macro-	Interesting & Clear Style (~2)	4
EN: Micro- (English)	spelling(~1)	2
EN: Micro- (English)	grammar (~1)	2
Other	LN: Length: (points lost if too long or short)	-0.1/word
	LP: Late Penalty (per week or part of week)	-1.5/wk
	CF: Connectivity Factor (Cluster → Draft)	[0 1]
TOTAL = CF * ( (CD+MA+EN) - (LN+LA) )		12

Topics (c.f. §4.3.5 for details)

Introduce a classmate to a friend. Situation: Your classmate will visit Chicago this summer. Your friend is studying in 2nd year EE.
Welcome a foreigner to your university. Situation: You are in first year Engineering. The global affairs office has asked you to write a letter to welcome a prospective new student (from America) to our university.
Introduce yourself and request help. Situation:You have just received notification that your application to summer school at University of California (Berkley) has been accepted. Your girlfriend's elder brother is studying there for a master's degree

Student Name: __________
ID: ____________