Assignment task: Writing an e-mail is different from having an online conversation with someone. Depending on the person you are writing to. Your e-mail will have a certain style.
1. Write a short (one- or two-sentence) e-mail for at least three of these situations.
- You want your friend to bring your jacket to school that you left at his house.
- You want to tell your grandmother about a good mark you got in school.
- You want to ask a friend to go to the movies on Saturday night.
- You want to ask the woman that you babysit for if you can use her name as a reference on your resume.
- You want to tell your teacher that you will be away on Friday because your hockey team is in a tournament.
2. Review the situations above and the e-mails you have written.
a) Which of these situations are examples of self advocacy? Explain why. b) Which of these situations are not examples of self-advocacy? Explain why.