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Email Writing 
Email Writing BC
Rubric Code: BX6W258
By profmaryjean
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Public Rubric
Subject: Business  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

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  Excellent

100 pts

Good

85 pts

Fair

75 pts

Poor

60 pts

Subject Line
15 %

Excellent

Subject line has no grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors and accurately describes message contents
Good

Subject Line has no grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors and somewhat accurately describe the message contents.
Fair

Subject Line has errors - spelling, grammar, punctuation - and/or does not describe the message's contents.
Poor

No Subject Line included with email.
Grammar & Spelling
20 %

Excellent

The message contains no errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling and/or all sentences are complete, well-constructed, and stated in business terms.
Good

The message contains 1 to 2 errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling and/or all sentences are complete, well-constructed, and most are stated in business terms.
Fair

The message contains 3 to 4 errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling and/or most sentences are complete, well-constructed, and but not stated in business terms.
Poor

The message contains more than 4 errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling and/or contains sentence fragments or run-on sentences.
Ideas
40 %

Excellent

3-5 key points were expressed in a clear and organized fashion.
Good

Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner. Included only 3-5 pieces of information.
Fair

Too many or an insufficient number of ideas were somewhat organized and clear.
Poor

The email seemed to be a collection of unrelated ideas.
Professionalism
10 %

Excellent

The email is professional and appropriate for the audience.
Good

Most of the word choice and sentence structure is professional. One or two errors in formal word choice.
Fair

There are three to four errors in professional word choice.
Poor

There are four or more errors in professional word choice. This letter is rather informal for the audience.
Opening , Closing & Signature
15 %

Excellent

Email contains appropriate salutation, complementary closing and signature with all required items - name, title, company name, contact information.
Good

Email contains appropriate salutation, adequate closing and signature with only 1 item missing - name, title, company name, contact information.
Fair

Email contains a marginal salutation and closing and partial signature with 2 or more items missing- name, title, company name, contact information.
Poor

No salutation and/or closing or signature included in the email.






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