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Business Letter Business Letter Rubric for Writing a Formal Business Letter Rubric Code: K227BW3 By amyspook Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Business Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 9-12

Business Letter Enter rubric description
	Insufficient 1 pts	Partial Proficiency 2 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Exceptional 4 pts
Formatting 4 pts Proper margins; Start from top	Insufficient No evidence shown.	Partial Proficiency 3-4 Errors in margins and/or start of letter are present.	Proficient 1-2 Errors in margins and/or start of letter are present.	Exceptional All margins are correct: Start of letter 2 1/2" from top of page; 1" margins Left, Right, Top, and Bottom
Formatting 4 pts Parts: Date; Inside Address; Salutation; Body; Closing; Name and Address	Insufficient No evidence shown.	Partial Proficiency 3-4 parts of the letter are missing and/or not in the proper order.	Proficient 1-2 parts of the letter are missing and/or not in the proper order.	Exceptional All parts of letter are present and in proper order.
Formatting 4 pts Proper spacing between parts	Insufficient No evidence shown.	Partial Proficiency 3-4 errors in spacing between parts of the letter are incorrect.	Proficient 1-2 errors in spacing between parts of the letter are incorrect.	Exceptional All spacing between parts of the letter are correct.
Composition 4 pts Identifiable Purpose - is clearly evident	Insufficient No evidence shown.	Partial Proficiency Purpose is not evident and the information is not clearly laid out in the letter.	Proficient Purpose is evident but not clearly laid out in the body of the letter.	Exceptional Letter is clearly written and the topic of the letter is clear and coherent.
Composition 4 pts Correct number of paragraphs	Insufficient No evidence shown.	Partial Proficiency The business letter contains less than 3 paragraphs and is missing one or more of the key elements.	Proficient The business letter contains at least 3 paragraphs but is missing one of the other key elements.	Exceptional The business letter contains at least 3 paragraphs with an opening paragraph and a final paragraph with a conclusion and/or call for further action.
Composition 4 pts Proper grammar & sentence structure	Insufficient No evidence shown.	Partial Proficiency The business letter is written using proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure with 4-5 errors.	Proficient The business letter is written using proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure with 2-3 errors.	Exceptional The business letter is written using proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure with 0-1 error.