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After studying the writing examples and completing the activities, you will write–more confidently and powerfully–business letters, job applications, petitions, and news releases, all kinds of documents you write to lead a rich life.

The Web pages show you how to apply the Write of Way COSA formula to participate more fully in your community. Have you ever heard a wedding toast so moving it made you realize how special the event was? "Writing for Your Life" shows you how to write for social occasions. Want to petition to outlaw video lottery terminals? Read the Web pages to learn how. Job applications, memos, newsletter articles, essay answers for tests—they're all here on the Write of Way web site.

The site is organized into three sections:

Taking Care of Business

1. Business Letters
2. Memos
3. Job Applications and Resumes
4. Incident Reports
5. Progress Reports
6. Formal Reports

Acing Schoolwork

1. Writing Essay Answers for Tests
2. Writing Research Essays in Humanities Style
3. MLA Style
4. APA Style

Writing for Your Life

1. Agendas and Minutes for Meetings
2. Letters to the Editor
3. Newsletter Articles
4. Notices and Posters
5. News Releases
6. Petitions
7. Proposals and Funding Applications
8. Social Communication (toasts, invitations, thank-you's)

I wrote this section of Write of Way because I wanted to help college students write more proficiently so they could get the most from life—and give the most. I hope you will use your greater writing proficiency to make yourself a better student, worker, citizen, and family member. If you have any questions regarding the Write of Way Web site or textbook, please contact me through the following email address: douglasb.rogers@sympatico.ca. Enjoy!

Throughout this website you will come across several examples of documents or answers to activities. Saved in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF), these files are included to provide printable files for your personal use. To view an Acrobat document you must have an installed copy of Adobe's free Acrobat Reader. The Reader is often automatically installed by other software. If your computer doesn't have an installed copy, you can download the latest version directly from Adobe's website by clicking on the icon below.

Once Acrobat is installed, simply click on either the highlighted file name (e.g., Answer to Activity 1), the PDF icon , or the link to view the file. You can also save the PDF file to your hard drive for later use.

In addition to viewing these additional resources throughout the site, you can also find all of the PDF files in the following Write of Way Resource List.

Write of Way Resource List

Taking Care of Business

Business Letters

• Figure 1: Sample Business Letter
• Figure 2: Annotated Business Letter
• Answer to Activity 1: Practice Writing a Business Letter

Memos

• Figure 1: Example of a Memo
• Figure 2: Another Example of a Memo
• Answer to Activity 2: Practice Writing a Memo

Job Applications and Résumés

• Figure 1: Sample Résumé
• Answer to Activity 1: Practice Writing a Job Application [Kathy Boal-Pita's Résumé and Cover Letter]

Incident Reports

• Figure 1: Example of an Incident Report
• Figure 2: Example of an Incident Report in Letter Format

Progress Reports

• Figure 1: Example of a Progress Report in Memo Format

Acing Schoolwork

Writing Essay Answers for Tests

• Figure 1: Steps to Effectively Answering Essay Questions

Writing Research Essays in Humanities Style

• Figure 1: Example of a Humanities-Style Essay: "Canada's One-Tier Health Care Is The Better System"

Writing for Your Life

Agendas and Minutes

• Figure 1: Sample Agenda
• Figure 2: Sample Minutes

Letters to the Editor

• Figure 1: Sample Letter to the Editor

Newsletter Articles

• Figure 1: A Hard News Article

Notices and Posters

• Figure 1: An Example of a Poster Advertising a Yard Sale

News Releases

• Figure 1: Example of a News Release to a Municipal Government
• Figure 2: News Release Opposing Legalization of VLT's

Petitions

• Figure 1: Example of Correct Format for a Petition to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
• Figure 2: Example of Correct Format for a Petition to the House of Commons
• Answer to Activity 1: Practice Creating a Petition to the Federal Parliament

Proposals and Funding Applications

• Answer to Activity 1: Practice Writing Grant Proposals

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