Business Letter Rubric
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Heading Properly aligned. Includes return Date or return No heading
Includes return address and date address missing
address and date. but improperly and improperly
aligned. aligned.
Inside Address Properly aligned. Includes proper Inside address is No inside address
Includes proper alignment OR present and may be
spacing from proper spacing incomplete.
heading and inside from heading. Improper
address is correct Inside address is alignment and
correct spacing from
heading.
Salutation Proper salutation Proper salutation Improper No salutation
and punctuation. and spacing. salutation and
Spacing is correct. Incorrect spacing. Incorrect
punctuation. punctuation
Body Content Expresses to the Expresses to the Mentions the No Body
Mayor that the Mayor that the problem but is
problem with the problem with the unclear that it is
creek is erosion creek is erosion erosion and does
and how he/she OR how he/she not indicate how
discovered the discovered the the problem was
problem. problem. discovered.
Body Proper spacing Proper spacing Improper spacing No Body
Alignment between between between
paragraphs, and paragraphs, OR paragraphs and
proper indentation proper indentation improper
(or no indentation (or no indentation indentation.
when using block when using block
style). style).
Transitions Uses transitional Uses some Very few No transitions used
words and phrases transitional words transitions used.
smoothly and phrases but May not be used
throughout the placement is correctly
body. akward.
Closing Proper alignment Proper alignment Inappropriate No closing
and spacing. OR spacing. closing and
Appropriate Appropriate improper spacing
closing. closing. and alignment.