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Introduction
 Your school system has decided to increase the number of keyboarding (typing) classes for its students. Team A is researching the benefits of teaching keyboarding in the elementary grades. Team B is researching the possibility of increasing keyboarding classes at the middle school level. The school board has selected you to investigate both teams and make a report to them suggesting which team should receive the funding for more keyboarding classes.

Your task is to prepare a report for the local school board to persuade them to fund ONE of the teams working to increase keyboarding classrooms. In your report, remember to:

1) Select ONE team for funding and include the researched benefits of your
selection;
2) Focus on strategies of persuasion;
3) Choose vocabulary appropriate for the purpose, audience, and context;
4) Organize your report so that your ideas progress logically;
5) Edit your report for appropriate grammar and language usage.

Your assignment is not to exceed 700 words.




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Keyboarding definition

Research

Glossary of Keyboarding Terms
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