You are a senior in AIS-R writing a letter to your parents requesting money for the big trip to Ibiza. How will you use the rhetorical characteristics of a charity appeal to convince your parents that you should get the money to go? It must be a 600-800 word appeal with a 210- 250 word rationale. Refer back to the six appeal letters to explore the shape and form of effective appeal letters. Remember that good letters will have: – A connection with the reader/audience – An introduction of the charity/reason for donation – Success story/testimony of someone who received the charity – A call to action Many successful letters may include many of the following stylistic devices: – Sympathetic diction – Imagery – Emotive language Imperative language Multiple perspectives in writing