Departamento de Inglés

I.E.S. «Floridablanca»
Consejería de Educación

FORMAL EMAIL SCORING RUBRIC: APPICLATION (SUMMARY)

CONTENT RELEVANCE AND ORGANIZATION (15)
 CONTENT RELEVANCE (5)
- Full understanding of the specific content requirements of the writing prompt. 5
- Partial understanding of the specific content requirements of the writing prompt. 2.5
- Lack understanding of the specific content requirements of the writing prompt. 0
 RECIPIENT (R) to whom the email is sent
- The recipient has been indicated and the format is correct. 0.2
- The recipient has been indicated but the format is incorrect. 0.1
- The recipient has not been indicated. 0
 SENDER (S) who sends the email
- The sender has been indicated and the format is correct. 0.2
- The sender has been indicated but the format is incorrect. 0.1
- The sender has not been indicated. 0
 SUBJECT LINE (SL) 3-7 words: what the email is about
- It briefly and clearly summarizes the content of the email. 0.2
- Term “application” or professional/academic position not included. Incorrect information
0.1
format.
- It has not been included. 0
 GREETING (G) the formula to greet or “say hello”
- Correct level of formality: e.g. Dear Ms. or Mr. Spenser / Dear Hiring Manager 0.2
- Incorrect level of formality. 0.1
- Not included or misplaced. 0
 BODY (B) aims and details of the communication.
- Includes:
Section 1: (a) indication of what you are writing to apply or be admitted and where/how you
found out about it; (b) you understand what it involves and you have realistic expectations.
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Section 2: explain your qualifications/experiences or your academic background.
Section 3: indicate your specific skills and abilities. *(this section could be included in section #2)
Section 4: explain why you are interested.
- Fails to do 4 of the following: (1) indicate what you are writing to; (2) name
company/institution; (3) where/how you found out it (4) Section 1.b (5) Section 2 (6) Section 4
3 (7) Section 4.
- Fails to include 5-7 aforementioned aspects. 2
 CLOSING (C) (2) ends with the communication with the R
- a) Thanking employer/academic authority for considering you.
b) Closing appropriate formula: e.g. “I look forward to hearing from you”. 1
c) Closing phrase: e.g. “Yours (faithfully)”, “Yours (sincerely)”
- 2 aforementioned elements are missing. 0.5
- There is no closing to the email. 0
 SIGNING OFF (SO) (1) senders name at the end of the email
- Appropriate format: (e.g., “Jane Smith”, not “Jane”). 0.2
- Only sender’s name or use of initials (e.g., “Jane”, not “J. Smith”). 0.1
- No signing off. 0

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Click here to download the full rubric from the University of Murcia website.
© Ángel Torres Rubio
 Departamento de Inglés
I.E.S. «Floridablanca»
Consejería de Educación

USE OF ENGLISH (20)

 GRAMMAR (10)
- No “penalizable” errors. 10 - 7 - 9 “penalizable” errors. 4
- 1 – 3 “penalizable” errors. 8 - 10 - 12 “penalizable” errors. 2
- 4 – 6 “penalizable” errors. 6 - Text is full of grammatical errors. 0
 VOCABULARY (10)
- Wide variety of topic-related words/phrases (accurate, natural and not forced). 10
- Variety of topic-related words/phrases. Sometimes used inaccurately or seem overdone. 7.5
- Topic-related words/phrases not sufficiently developed. Vague word choice. Lacks variety. 5
- No topic-related words/phrases or used incorrectly. Limited word choice. 2.5
- The text is full of lexical errors and/or contains offensive language. 0

MECHANICS (5)
 SPELLING (3)
- No “penalizable” errors. 3 - 3 – 4 “penalizable” errors. 1
- 1 – 2 “penalizable” errors. 2 - 5 or more “penalizable” errors. 0
 PUNCTUATION (1)
- No errors. 1 - 3 – 4 errors. 0.5
- 1 – 2 errors. 0.75 - 5 or more errors. 0.25
 CAPITALIZATION (1)
- No errors. 1 - 3 – 4 errors. 0.5
- 1 – 2 errors. 0.75 - 5 or more errors. 0.25

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Click here to download the full rubric from the University of Murcia website.
© Ángel Torres Rubio