Business letter Alternative energy proposal

1. Share your ideas for an alternative
energy technology.
How to write a letter
to the President

2. • NCVPS
• Specifically for Module 2.5 Assessment
Earth and Environmental Science

3. • Imagine that you are an individual interested in making a $10 million
investment in one of the alternative energy technologies (geothermal,
hydroelectric, tidal, solar, biomass, wind, or nuclear).
Who is writing the letter?

4. • State the vision and long term direction.
• For this assignment you are writing to get the President to invest in your
business plan for using an alternative energy source, such as wind, solar,
tidal, thermal, water, etc.
Vision Statement

5. • In order for your major investment to have a good return, you have
decided to persuade others to also invest in the alternative energy
technology that you choose.
You need investors for the business.

6. • Specifically, you figure that if you write a letter to the President of the
United States to persuade him to put money into the development of
your technology, you will eventually have huge profits.
You want the President to invest, too.

7. • Write a letter to the President of the United States (No, you don’t have to
actually mail it, just submit it for credit in the class.)
Your task

8. • 1) Describe the alternative energy
• 2) Explain the uses of the energy
• 3) Identify where in the United States it would be best to develop this
energy source, or where it already exists, depending on which energy
you choose
• 4) Discuss the pros (good things) of your energy
• 5) Explain the cons (negative things) of other alternative energies (Why
is yours better?)
• 6) Site the sources of where you found your information (The President
won’t listen if he thinks you just made it up!)
What you need to put into the letter:

9. • Make sure your letter is in proper “letter form” with salutations and
paragraphs. Be as persuasive as you can to increase your chances of the
President agreeing to develop your energy and make you lots of money!
Make it look professional.

10. • The President (and other elected officials) need to hear from the people
they govern. Anyone can write a letter to the President of the USA. All of
the letters that arrive for the President are read by staffers, and all of the
letters are answered.
The letter

11. • Date
• Write your name here
100 Anywhere Street
Anytown. North Carolina 27606
• The President of the USA (or write his name here)
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20500
Address the letter

12. • Dear President __________ (Write the President's name here)
Note:
• When we write about any President we use a capital letter for the title.
Ex:
• Mr. President
• President Obama
• The President of the United States
Write a salutation

13. Today's Date (For example: Sept. 6, 2016)
The President of the USA
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear President __________ (Write the President's name here),
In the body of the letter, you should first briefly introduce yourself. Remember to include your name and address so that you can receive an answer to your letter.
Explain why you are writing this letter to the President. Perhaps you have a question, a suggestion, an opinion, a request, a concern, or a criticism for the President. Or
you may simply want to send your congratulations or well-wishes to the President.
Ask the President specifically for a response that you would like (for example, you might request that the President visit your city or support legislation helping
students).
Remember to thank the President for reading your letter.
Thank you, (or use another closing phrase)
(Sign your name here)

14. • Your letter's closing is the word or phrase you type after the body of the
letter; the closing is always followed with a comma.
• "Thank you," with only the first word capitalized, is a good choice if you
are requesting something in the letter.
• Type your name.
Closing your letter

15. Break it down
Here are the steps. Just use your own specific purpose
according to the assignment.
Remember, you are promoting a certain renewable energy and
you want to make money creating a business that makes
products that use this energy.

16. Explain why you are writing this letter to the President.
• 1) Describe the alternative energy
• 2) Explain the uses of the energy
• 3) Identify where in the United States it would be best to develop this
energy source, or where it already exists, depending on which energy
you choose
State your purpose

17. • 4) Discuss the pros of your energy
• 5) Explain the cons of other alternative energies (Why is yours better?)
• 6) Site the sources of where you found your information (The President
won’t listen if he thinks you just made it up!)
Goal and Objective

18. • Ex:
• Mr. President, I would like to have you show your support for our
business by investing ten million dollars to help us get our business
started.
Ask the President specifically for a
response that you would like

19. • Summary of the current situation.
• Use brief bullets, discuss details verbally.
• Ex:
• We are polluting the air, land, and water with the use of fossil fuels.
Moving away from that and into the widespread use of ____ will help to
reduce pollution.
Today’s Situation

20. • Make sure your letter is in proper “letter form” with salutations and
paragraphs. Be as persuasive as you can to increase your chances of the
President agreeing to develop your energy and make you lots of money!
Use proper business letter form

21. • State the alternative strategies.
• List advantages & disadvantages of each.
• State cost of each option.
Available Options

22. • Recommend one or more of the strategies.
• Summarize the results if things go as proposed.
• What to do next.
• Identify action items.
Recommendation

23. • NCVPS Earth and Environmental Science Module 2.5 Assessment
• The Purdue Owl Online Writing Lab
• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/653/2/
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