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Case: The focus of this 6/4 Journal will play a big role in the success of your Letter of Recruitment. Start building some momentum based-on interesting and relevant detail and argument for the academic depth of this discourse analysis. Research will play a big role here. Good Letters of Recruitment have to include solid research.

Focus your research on 2-3 specific courses that will establish some interest and sophistication; give your audience examples of the kind of work one does at this university in this department, as well as give your audience a taste of the current issues and debates in your field. This is the bread-and-butter of the assignment since this will target the academic depth of your argument.

In addition, focus your research on 2-3 professors, their backgrounds, their current studies, etc., in order to provide more insight into the work one can do in this field, as well as build the faculty's and department's credibility. Citations are important here. Be very careful with this: don't just copy and paste information from their resumes/CVs/Bios. Integrate highlights with appropriate citations.

Organize these notes (described above) with relevant and specific details of your curriculum that reflect the focus of this letter; same with your notes on the faculty. 3-4 pages of notes TOTAL (for this research Part I of the Journal). I just want to see your work, your effort to identify some good, specific examples that evidence the coursework and the leadership/faculty of your major.

Include a list of sources you are using (this is early in the research process, but just a good way to keep track of the places you're looking. You can call this is a Works Cited or Works Consulted page in progress. These are just notes for this Journal at this point. You're sharing with me your notes on this early but important research (can be just a short list of sources).

Also:
You might've consulted with your department website for the above information. Your department website probably has information on other very relevant and interesting evidence for the "brilliance" and professional make-up of your major/department.

Department facilities, labs, etc.
Internships, faculty research for student participation, etc.
Other programs, department groups, study abroad, clubs, fraternities, etc.

You can include notes in these areas as part of the 3-4 notes for this Part I.
The same kind of detailed discussion of some of these other parts of your department can be just as interesting as talking about curriculum.