Rhetorical Persuasive Letter
154B Nguyen Khoai Str., Hai Ba Trung Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam
Business English Faculty
Foreign Trade University
91 Chua Lang, Dong Da
Hanoi, Vietnam
10th December, 2013
Dear Ms. Giang Nguyen,
My name is Nguyen Dieu Linh and I am from class A33 – Advanced Program, which you have taught Writing CO150 for almost four months. The final project you have us requires us to write you a letter to persuade you to award the grade I think I deserve for the course. To be honest, I had been seriously thinking about it and trying to fairly see my works from you perspective. Finally, I came to the conclusion that 8.5 would be enough for me.
The reasons I think I deserve this grade are based on what I understand about you during our course. Although we only met once every week, you expressed yourself to us quite obviously including your points of view and your beliefs about education. Therefore, I assess my own works through two factors: improvement and attitude.
First and foremost, improvement should be the most necessary measurement of a student’s performance. It shows what she gains from the lectures and turns the knowledge into her own, so that she can comfortably use it anywhere at any time. In other words, it measures how effective the course to her. More than once, you told us you always appreciated our efforts and one of the reasons why you wanted us to have a portfolio was that we ourselves could compare our own assignments in the future. I must say I have experienced a huge change. Even though it was subtle at first, it gradually appeared more noticeable later on.
When I received the guideline for project 1, I have to admit that I felt completely lost. I had never made a brochure before, plus that I was the most low-tech creature in the world. I did not know where and how to start. I even thought about getting help from my friend. But then, I realized if I did not make it myself, I would not be able to write the essay explaining it. Thus, I found all the
Business English Faculty
Foreign Trade University
91 Chua Lang, Dong Da
Hanoi, Vietnam
10th December, 2013
Dear Ms. Giang Nguyen,
My name is Nguyen Dieu Linh and I am from class A33 – Advanced Program, which you have taught Writing CO150 for almost four months. The final project you have us requires us to write you a letter to persuade you to award the grade I think I deserve for the course. To be honest, I had been seriously thinking about it and trying to fairly see my works from you perspective. Finally, I came to the conclusion that 8.5 would be enough for me.
The reasons I think I deserve this grade are based on what I understand about you during our course. Although we only met once every week, you expressed yourself to us quite obviously including your points of view and your beliefs about education. Therefore, I assess my own works through two factors: improvement and attitude.
First and foremost, improvement should be the most necessary measurement of a student’s performance. It shows what she gains from the lectures and turns the knowledge into her own, so that she can comfortably use it anywhere at any time. In other words, it measures how effective the course to her. More than once, you told us you always appreciated our efforts and one of the reasons why you wanted us to have a portfolio was that we ourselves could compare our own assignments in the future. I must say I have experienced a huge change. Even though it was subtle at first, it gradually appeared more noticeable later on.
When I received the guideline for project 1, I have to admit that I felt completely lost. I had never made a brochure before, plus that I was the most low-tech creature in the world. I did not know where and how to start. I even thought about getting help from my friend. But then, I realized if I did not make it myself, I would not be able to write the essay explaining it. Thus, I found all the