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Learn how to create impactful cover letters for your writing portfolio at Gavilan College Writing Center. Understand the purpose, audience, format, and writer's choices to showcase your abilities effectively. ###
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Cover Letters for Portfolio Writing Center @ Gavilan College
Cover Letter • Purpose • Audience • What have you learned about college writing? • Essays • Closing • Format
Purpose The cover letter is an opportunity for you to • Introduce yourself. • Introduce your writing. Let me tell you a bit about myself
Audience • Who are you writing the cover letter to? • What do they care about? • What are they looking for in your writing? • What would you like them to know • About you? • About your writing?
Essays • Title • Description • Why did you choose it? • What did you learn? • What does it show about your writing?
Closing • What thought would you like to leave your audience with? • Thank you
Format • Business Letter • Heading (with date) • Inside Address • Salutation • Body • Closing (with signature) • Single spaced • Indented Paragraphs • Times Roman 12 point Inside Address Heading Salutation Body Signature Closing
The Writer’s Choices Considering your audience and purpose, how will you handle your cover letter’s . . . • Style – the way something is written • Formal or informal • Professional or casual • Tone – the attitude that is conveyed • Objective or subjective • Intimate or distant • Serious or humorous • Language – vocabulary consistent with style and tone
Polishing Your portfolio is an opportunity to show you are ready for the next level. • Discuss your ability to • Write a clear thesis • Organize a supporting argument • Incorporate research to strengthen credibility • Demonstratecorrectness • Spelling • Punctuation • Grammar Ready for 1A