teaching with writing

Sample Cover Letter

Pamela Flash, Associate Director, Center for Writing

The following is an example of "cover letter" that students turn in with their final drafts.

Arguments and Perspective: Writing with Reason

Essay title____________________________________________

Title / description of target publication:

Claim:

I intend this primarily as a claim of ...      fact     value     proposal/policy

Possibly the strongest aspect of this piece of argument is:

If I were to revise this argument again, I would...

Please describe any insights about your writing that resulted from writing this argument. What was the most difficult aspect? What came most easily? What seems particularly valuable? What aspect or developments seem as though they might be useful in later papers?

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