Purpose

The purpose of this exercise is to introduce you to the structure of a proposal and help you understand how a basic proposal fits together.

Scenario

You've just been on the Wheel of Fortune and won its ultimate grand prize: a new Hummer H3, complete with free insurance, gas, all-inclusive maintenance for the rest of your life, and an unlimited number of replacement vehicles, even if you intentionally wreck them. Therefore, you no longer need your current vehicle. You also have a teenaged neighbor whose parents are thinking about buying her/him a used vehicle.

Deliverable

Write a one- or two-page business-letter-format proposal to the teenager's parents, suggesting that they buy your old vehicle for their daughter/son.

Include the following sections:

• an Introduction (describe the context);
   
• a Proposed Program (the details of what you propose to do and how you'll do it);
   
• your Qualifications (why you're the right person to buy from); and
   
• a Budget (how much is it going to cost, and when).

Feel free to make up and include persuasive details that appeal to your audience, but keep it realistic (no, your current car is neither a Bentley nor a Ferrari).