They still want you to write in an academic style, even if that style is fairly different. I was once asked to write to then governor of California, Arnold Sch

They still want you to write in an academic style, even if that style is fairly different. I was once asked to write to then governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, to sway him on some political issue. That's certainly a practical assignment, but I chatted with some classmates about it, and none of us thought the professor would give a good grade to something that might genuinely sway the man.