This is the writing component of the class and is worth 10% of the final grade.
- Each student must pick a topic relating to physical geography (water, disasters, the environment, global warming, etc…) and write a one-page letter to a specific policy makerat any level of government addressing your topic and your suggestions for action.
- Recall that this letter should be no more thanone-page in length (12 size, normal font), single-spaced and be addressed to an actual person/entity with their address (you do not need to use your personal address and can instead use the University address)
- Grading will be based on the presentation of your topic and the information used to back up your position (60 pts) as well as the writing capability displayed (40 pts).
- Use a friend proofread your essay. Once you have completed your essay and had it proofread, please be sure to save your file as either as Word (.doc) or Adobe (.pdf) file, naming it with your last name, first initial, and the title “policy letter” as demonstrated by the following example: JudkinsG_policyletter.
- You will then click on the “Browse My Computer” button at the bottom of the Webcampus page describing the assignment to attach your completed essay from wherever you saved it locally.
- Please also monitor any feedback we give in the event that we are unable to open your attachment due to a corruption of the file. We will then ask you to email it directly to us.
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Dr. Gabriel Judkins
Geoscience Department
University of Nevada Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4010
State Representative Mark Hutchison
10080 West Alta Drive,
Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89145-8724
Representative Hutchison
This is where you introduce your topic for the letter. You should make some type of
introduction in a sentence or two and then from there you can go on into explaining the
physical process that underlies the issue topic. Overall, this first paragraph should demonstrate
your knowledge of the physical process and at the same time introduce the need for the action
that you are going to propose.
This second paragraph picks up by introducing your proposed solution or course of action. The
first sentence that you write should be a declaration of what needs to be done and the
successive two to three sentences should be some type of justification. It is appropriate for you
to suggest further study or additional funding to a specific agency to examine what actual
actions should be taken, however, you will also need to justify why more study is required and
the best course of action. Otherwise, use the following sentences to justify the law, policy or
course of action that should be undertaken and how it will address the issue that you described
above. Lastly, I'm surprised you're still reading this, but I guess you are now well informed as to
what I expect from your policy letter. Best of luck, I hope you do well. Are you still reading
this? Stop now and get to work.
Sincerely,
Dr. Gabriel Judkins
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