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Salutation and Closing

Salutation and closing have no errors in capitalization and punctuation.

Salutation and closing have 1-2 errors in capitalization and punctuation.

Salutation and closing have 3 or more errors in capitalization and punctuation.

Salutation and/or closing are missing.

Grammar & spelling (conventions)

Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling.

Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling.

Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling

Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling.

Capitalization and Punctuation

Writer makes no errors in capitalization and punctuation.

Writer makes 1-2 errors in capitalization and punctuation.

Writer makes 3-4 errors in capitalization and punctuation.

Writer makes more than 4 errors in capitalization and punctuation.

Ideas

Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the letter was about.

Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organization could have been better.

Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out what the letter was about.

The letter seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to figure out what the letter was about.

Format

Complies with all the requirements for a friendly email.

Complies with almost all the requirements for a friendly email.

Complies with several of the requirements for a friendly email.

Doesn't comply with the requirements for a friendly email.

Subject line

Subject is clear and appropriate; communicates the main point of the message.

Subject is clear.

Subject line is unclear, confusing, or unsuitable.

No subject given.

Tone

Tone and diction perfectly suit the purpose.

Tone and diction are okay.

Tone and/or diction is too casual or somewhat inappropriate.

Tone and/or diction seems offensive.