Professional Email: Assignment Rubric
Proficient
9-10 Points
Sender clearly identifies
themselves and uses a clear
and accurate subject line that
identifies the reason for the
email and the course.
Email includes professional
salutation and sign-off.
The tone used is respectful
and professional.
Competent
8 Points
May have slight errors in
names or a vague subject
line.
Developing
7 Points
Sender does not clearly
identify themselves OR use a
clear subject line.
Novice
0-6 Points
Sender does not clearly
identify themselves AND
does not use a clear subject
line.
Salutation and sign-off are
present but not professional.
The tone is pleasant, but
more personal than
professional.
Missing salutation OR signoff.
The tone is casual (uses
emoticons, slang or
abbreviations)
Content
Contains 1-3 short
paragraphs that answer all
aspects of the question
prompts.
Contains 1-2 paragraphs that
answer the majority of
question prompts.
Contains 1 paragraph that
vaguely answers the question
prompts.
Missing salutation AND signoff.
The tone is casual and
includes some comments
that could be interpreted as
disrespectful.
The content does not address
the question prompts.
Grammar
Displays proper usage of
formal, grammatical English.
Shows evidence of careful
proofreading.
Displays functional use of
formal, grammatical English.
Shows evidence of
proofreading, though some
lapses may be evident.
There is little to no sentence
variety and numerous
spelling and grammar errors.
50 Point Total
Identification
Formatting
Tone
There is little evidence of
proofreading; errors impede
meaning.