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ASSIGNMENT 5

The Recommendation Report
100 points
DUE: 23 April

At this point, you are ready to answer an important question: Should Ferris State Univeristy approach the John Deere Foundation and ask for support for the Jim Crow Museum? You have a strong factual basis for this judgment, and your expertise deserves careful attention to a key writing question: Who is the audience for your letter? We will discuss this via the list serve. Without a clear notion of this audience, you can't successfuly complete a report that serves the following three goals:
  • Explaining the nature of the "fit" between the two institutions by describing
    • the similarities and differences of their missions
    • the similarities and differences between Deere's previously funded projects and the Jim Crow Museum; note especially how the other institutions have dealt with the questions you answered in the previous assignment.

  • Describing any interests and achievements of the foundation's administrator/executive that might help or hinder an application.

  • Recommending to either go forward with an application or to look elsewhere.

This final report will draw heavily on the pre-writing documents. It will integrate their findings.


English 325


Assignments
  1. Four Background Memos
    DUE:
            #1: January 17
            #2: February 12
            #3: March 12
            #4: April 2

  2. Analysis of Student SWOT
    DUE:
            January 29

  3. JCM Ideological Analysis.
    DUE:
            February 19

  4. Funder Analysis.
    DUE:
            March 19

  5. Recommendation Report.
    DUE:
            April 23

  6. Informing Clients [tentative]

Research Tools
  1. FLITE Databases

  2. Google.com

  3. Dogpile.com

  4. scholar.google.com

Writing Resources
  1. Tools, links, etc.

Expectations
  1. Grading Criteria

Online Help
  1. Instructor Email hugh@culik.com

  2. Peer Assistance [list serve]