iRubric: Persuasive Business Letter rubric

Is missing your mailing address or date or is not in the correct format or there are many inproper uses of capitalization or commas

Includes your mailing address and date, but format is incorrect.

Includes your mailing address and date in the correct format; however, proper use of capitalization and commas is not present.

Includes your mailing address and date in the correct format using proper use of capitalization and commas.

Did not use a formal greeting.

Used a formal greeting; however, with mistakes in grammar and/or punctuation.

Used a formal greeting, but did not use full name of contact person.

Used a formal greeting including the full name of the contact person.

I have used incorrect punctuation, grammer, or spelling more than once or my letter is not neatly written and difficult for others to read.

I have used incorrect punctuation, grammer, or spelling once. My letter is neatly written and somewhat easy for others to read.

I have used proper punctuation, grammer, and spelling. My letter is neatly written, but may contain mistakes in grammar and/or spelling that do not affect the outcome of my letter.

I have used proper punctuation, grammer, and spelling. My letter is neatly written and very easy for others to read.

I forgot to thank my audience, forgot my courteous closing or did not sign my name.

I thanked my audience for their time and used a courteous closing but forgot my comma or last name in my closing.

I thanked my audience for their time and used a courteous closing followed by a comma and my full name.

I thanked my audience for their time and used a courteous closing followed by a comma and my signature.