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Memorandum Memorandum Students will play the part of a manager who is sending out a company memo to the organization. The memo should be well-formatted and organized, free of grammatical and spelling errors, and customized to a corporate audience. Rubric Code: BXA6WBA By FannyCardenas Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Business Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Category
	Below Standards 0.25 pts	Below Basic 0.5 pts	Basic 0.75 pts	Proficient 1 pts
Audience and Purpose	Below Standards Uses informal language that does not address the intended audience appropriately;fails to communicate the letter's purpose	Below Basic Uses businesslike language but does not clearly address the intended audience;introduces and attempts to communicate the memo's purpose	Basic Uses businesslike language to address the intended audience;introduces and communicates the memo's purpose	Proficient Consistently uses businesslike language to address the intended audience; purpose-fully introduces and communicates the memo's purpose.
Organization	Below Standards Uses a format that does not fit the specified type of business writing;inconsistently or randomly presents information	Below Basic Follows a mostly conventional format for the specified type of memo; logically presents most information	Basic Follows a conventional format for the specified type of memo;logically presents information	Proficient Follows a conventional format for the specified type of memo;clearly and logically presents information. Each idea is clearly connected to the next.
Elaboration	Below Standards Provides too few or too many details;fails to include reasons or examples to back up statements or requests	Below Basic Provides too few or too many details: includes inadequate reasons or examples to back up statements or requests	Basic Provides and appropriate amount of detail;includes some reasons or examples to back up requests	Proficient Provides and appropriate amount of detail.The memo is concise, but includes all necessary information.
Use of Language	Below Standards Shows no clarity or fluency;demonstrates poor use of language;many mechanical errors	Below Basic Shows little clarity or fluency;presents information briefly to the point of vagueness; some mechanical errors	Basic Shows some clarity and fluency;presents information briefly; few mechanical errors	Proficient Shows overall clarity and fluency; concisely presents information; few, if any, mechanical errors. Precise nouns, verbs, and modifiers help to highlight the person's strengths.Variety of sentence types