Rubrics for Memo Writing- GED 106

Proficient Basic Below Basic

AUDIENCE/PURPOSE Consistently uses Uses business like Uses business like
business like language to address language but does not
language to address the intended clearly address the
the intended audience; introduces intended audience;
audience; purpose- and communicates introduces and attempts
fully introduces and the memo's purpose to communicate the
communicates the memo's purpose
memo's purpose.
ORGANIZATION Follows a Follows a Follows a mostly
conventional format conventional format conventional format for
for the specified type for the specified the specified type of
of memo; clearly and type of memo; memo; logically presents
logically presents logically presents most information
information. Each information
idea is clearly
connected to the
next.
ELABORATION Provides and Provides and Provides too few details,
appropriate amount appropriate amount includes inadequate
of detail. The memo of detail; includes reasons or examples to
is concise, but some reasons or back up statements or
includes all necessary examples to back up requests, and has less
information about requests. Includes information about each
each part of the some information part of the memo
memo. about each part of
the memo
USE OF LANGUAGE Shows overall clarity Shows some clarity Shows little clarity or
and fluency; and fluency; fluency; presents
concisely presents presents information briefly to the
information; few, if information briefly; point of vagueness;
any, mechanical few mechanical some mechanical errors
errors. errors
MELT 4:00 – 5:00 3.5 3:00-1:00