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A Business Letter contains the six essential parts: heading, inside address, salutation, body, closing, and signature. A memo begins with a header identifying the audience, writer, subject, and date. The body contains courteous, formal language and all the details that the audience will need.

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Letter Rubric

A Business Letter contains the six essential parts: heading, inside address, salutation, body, closing, and signature. A memo begins with a header identifying the audience, writer, subject, and date. The body contains courteous, formal language and all the details that the audience will need.

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Scoring Rubric:

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Business Letter/Memo
Date 4 3
The writer uses the correct form for a business letter or memorandum, and omits only minor elements. A business letter contains the six essential parts: heading, inside address, salutation, body, closing, and signature. A memo begins with a header identifying the audience, writer, subject, and date; it has no salutation, closing, or signature. One part of the letter or memo may be incomplete or incorrect. The writer states the purpose of the letter or memo. The body contains courteous, formal language and all the necessary details.

2
The writer shows a vague understanding of correct forms. However, a business letter may lack an essential part; the header of the memo may lack one of its lines, but the form will otherwise be correct.

1
The writer demonstrates a lack of understanding of the correct form for a business letter or memorandum. The letter lacks two or more essential parts; the memo may be hard to distinguish from a letter.

Organization and Form

The writer uses the correct and complete form for a business letter or memorandum. A business letter contains the six essential parts: heading, inside address, salutation, body, closing, and signature. A memo begins with a header identifying the audience, writer, subject, and date; it has no salutation, closing, or signature. Each part is complete and correct. The writer briey but clearly states the purpose of the letter or memo. The body contains courteous, formal language and all the details that the audience will need. There are no extraneous details.

Elements of Practical/Business Writing

More than one part of the letter or memo may be incomplete or incorrect. The writer states the purpose of the writing, but not necessarily at the beginning. The level of language is inappropriate; it may sound stilted and overly formal; or, it may contain slang or other informal examples. One or more important details may be missing. There are several errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling. Some hinder comprehension.

Most parts of the letter or memo are incomplete or incorrect. The writer does not state the purpose for writing. The writer does not use formal language or else uses it inconsistently. Important or essential details are omitted.

Grammar, Usage, Mechanics, and Spelling

There are few or no errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling.

There are minor errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling.

The letter or memo is difcult to understand because of errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling.

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