Writing a Notice

Writing a Notice1. General Guiding Principle A notice is a written or printed statement that gives information or directions to the general public. As one of the most commonly used practical writings, it is used to provide the public with various kinds of information, ranging from lectures, meetings, conferences, trips, and the Lost & Found to sports events, films, and parties.2. The Parts InvolvedA notice usually consists of many parts, including:1) the name of the activity or event2) time3) date4) place 5) the organizer6) other necessary information3. The forms involved 1) in the form of a poster2) in the form of an announcement4. Samples1) Samples of postersBasketball Match English Department Vs. Chinese Department 5 p.m. Friday, June 12, 2008 New Campus Gymnasium All students are welcome. Student Union Lecture Topic: On Global Terrorism Speaker: Professor Kate Stephenson (New York University) Time: 3 p.m. Date: Monday, October 10 Place: The Lecture Hall in the School LibraryAll the teachers and postgraduates are welcome. School of Social Sciences2) Samples of announcementsNotice As informed by the Foreign Language Research Association, Professor John Brown from Harvard University wont be able to come at the appointed time owing to some urgent business. The seminar on applied linguistics is put off until next Friday afternoon, June 12, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. in the university auditorium. Presidents OfficeLost A grey cotton schoolbag, in Lecture Theatre H on the morning of June 18. Anybody who finds the bag please contact me at 2367-4499 or send it back to Room 805 of Building No.5. Many thanks. Jerry Yang5. Writing Assignment1) Rewrite the following poster into an announcement. Lost A purse Black, Giordano Brand With the initials AJ In Room 101 Building A Contact 66543312 or Mobile:Thanks given2) Rewrite the following announcement into a poster. All the postgraduates are welcome to attend a lecture on “Globalization and the British Economy” by Professor William Stevenson, who is the dean of the School of Humanities, London University. The lecture wil