Assignment 2: Block Business Letter

Due Week 4 and worth 150 points

Number of pages: 1

Formatting: SWS

Choose one of the professional scenarios provided in Blackboard under the Week 4 tab.

Write a Block Business Letter from the perspective of company management. It must provide
bad news to the recipient and follow the guidelines outlined in Chapter 7: Delivering Bad-News
Messages in BCOM9 (pages 116-136).

The message should take the block business letter form from the posted example; however, you
will submit your assignment to the online course shell.

The block business letter must adhere to the following requirements:

1. Content:
a. Address the communication issue from the scenario.
b. Provide bad news from the company to the recipient.
c. Concentrate on the facts of the situation and use either the inductive or deductive
approach.
d. Assume your recipient has previously requested a review of the situation via
email, letter, or personal meeting with management.
2. Format:
a. Include the proper introductory elements (sender’s address, date, recipient’s
address). You may create any details necessary in the introductory elements to
complete the assignment.
b. Provide an appropriate and professional greeting / salutation.
c. Single space paragraphs and double space between paragraphs.
d. Limit the letter to one page in length.
3. Clarity / Mechanics:
a. Focus on clarity, writing mechanics, and professional language/style
requirements.
b. Run spell/grammar check before submitting.

Your assignment must:

 This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than
other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS
documentation for details.
Submitting your assignment:
 Submit your assignment through the online course shell only.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
1. Plan, create, and evaluate professional documents.
2. Write clearly, coherently, and persuasively using proper grammar, mechanics, and
formatting appropriate to the situation.
3. Deliver professional information to various audiences using appropriate tone, style, and
format.
4. Analyze professional communication examples to assist in revision.

Points: 150 Assignment 2: Block Business Letter

Meets
Criteria Minimum
Unacceptable Expectations Fair Proficient Exemplary
Below 60% F 60-69% D 70-79% C 80-89% B 90-100% A
1. Submission Submission Submission Submission is Submission Submission
meets the content missing missing at least missing at least includes all includes all
content multiple required one noted one requirement stated stated
requirements elements, has content or has specific requirements requirements
outlined in multiple issues requirement and development and most are and is well
assignment with has multiple issues with well developed.
details. development of issues with provided developed.
Weight: 30% content, or does development of content items.
not relate to the provided content
stated items.
requirements.

2. Assignment Assignment Assignment is Assignment is Assignment Assignment

meets the makes little or no missing at least missing at least includes all includes all
format attempt to meet two format one format stated format stated format
requirements the stated format requirements (or requirement requirements requirements
outlined in requirements. there are major and/or has 4-5 and has 2-3 and has 0-1
assignment errors as noted minor errors. minor errors. minor errors.
details. in comments).
Weight: 25%
3. Audience, The Block The Block The Block The Block The Block
purpose, and Business letter is Business letter Business letter Business letter Business letter
overall not properly has major errors has a major mostly addresses the
effectiveness targeted, the in at least two of error in at least addresses the proper
of the Block purpose is the areas one of the areas proper audience,
Business unclear, and/or (audience, (audience, audience, achieves its
Letter. the message is purpose, or purpose, or generally purpose, and
Weight: 30% ineffective in overall overall achieves its is effective.
achieving its effectiveness). effectiveness). purpose, and is
goal(s). somewhat
effective.

4. Clarity, More than 8 7-8 errors 5-6 errors 3-4 errors 0-2 errors
writing errors present. present. present. present. present.
mechanics,
professional
language/style
requirements.
Weight: 15%