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11A: High School Cover Letter

Rubric for cover letter specifically for high school students and those entering the workforce for the first time to be included in the digital portfolio.

Rubric Code: T253352

By cmenichini

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Subject: English

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Student Cover Letter Rubric
	Proficient 4 pts	Competent 3 pts	Basic 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Opening Paragraph	Proficient Identifies who you are, the position for which you are applying, how you heard about the opening, and explains why you are interested in the job. The wording is creative and catches an employer's attention quickly.	Competent Identifies who you are, the position you are seeking, and how you heard about the job, but may be vague in areas and/or lacks information about why you are interested in the job. The section is factual, but not very catchy.	Basic May not clearly identify who you are, what position you are seeking, how you heard about the position, or why you are interested. This section may be bland and not written to catch the attention to keep an employer reading.	Needs Improvement Missing major components of the opening paragraph.
Middle Paragraph	Proficient Identifies one or two of your strongest qualifications and clearly relates how these skills apply to the job at hand. It explains specifically why you are interested in the position, the type of job, company, and/or location in an intriguing manner.	Competent Identifies one of your qualifications, but it may not be directly related to the position at hand. Your resume is simply restated in a minimal/factual way. You may explain why you are interested in the position, but are too vague to be intriguing.	Basic May identify qualification, but no attempt to connect them to the position at hand has been made. Your skills are not related to the position for which you are applying, and it is not stated why you are interested in the position, company, or location directly.	Needs Improvement Lacking components necessary to this portion of the cover letter.
Closing Paragraph	Proficient References the reader to your resume or any other enclosed documents. The letter thanks the reader for taking time to read the letter. The closing is assertive in describing how you are right for the position and will follow up with the employer.	Competent May not reference the reader to your resume or application materials. The reader is thanked for taking time to read the letter, but assumes that the employer will contact you to follow up.	Basic The letter does not thank the reader for taking the time to review this letter and/or a reference to a resume or other materials may be missing, and/or there is no mention of a plan for follow up.	Needs Improvement Necessary components in this portion of the letter are missing.
Format	Proficient The letter is one page in length and uses correct business format with date and addresses at the top and a signature at the bottom.	Competent	Basic The letter is more or significantly less than one page, business format is only partially followed OR missing elements.	Needs Improvement The letter is not formatted to resemble a business letter.
Grammar	Proficient Free of all mistakes in capitalization, spelling, grammar, and punctuation, Uses no abbreviations	Competent Minimal mistakes in capitalization, spelling, grammar, and punctuation, Minimal use of abbreviations	Basic Many mistakes in capitalization, spelling, grammar, and punctuation, frequent use of abbreviations	Needs Improvement Mistakes in grammar render the document unreadable

Keywords:

Resume

Subjects:

English

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