Message 3: Final Message
This final message will draw upon material from early in the semester as well as material from
the latest unit. For this assignment, you will be revising a message (see next page) that is not
done well. As you will see when you read the message, the tone is negative, reducing the
likelihood of getting what the writer wants.
Your job is to make this message more effective; in other words, when a reader is finished with
*your* version, he or she will be willing (and maybe even happy!) to comply with your main
idea. To achieve this goal, you will need to follow the principles you have studied so far in this
class. Among these are the deductive (routine or good news) strategy, the inductive (negative
or bad news) strategy, the “you” perspective, audience benefits, positive language, and clear
and concise wording.
Some grammatical errors and awkward sentences also need correction.
Here’s what you need to do:
You will be revising this message twice. In the first version, you will use the deductive strategy
with which you are already familiar (look back at Unit 1). In the second version, you will use the
inductive (bad news) strategy as explained in Unit 7. In other words, you will be submitting
two messages for evaluation. Each message is worth 50 points for a total of 100 points for this
