1. Go through any recent email messages you have received. Identify one that you think is effective. Identify another that was poorly written or inappropriate in some way. Write about what made these messages good or bad.
2. Read more about writing job cover letters. http://jobsearch.about.com/od/coverletters/a/aa030401a.htm is a good source of a lot of different links. Practice writing a cover letter for a job you would like to have.
Remember to share your work and comment on others’ work on the course website at http://edX.org. If you are not taking the course, share your ideas with someone else in writing.