Category (6) Exceed standards (5) Meet standards (4) Approaching (2) Below Standards

standards

Format Complies with all the Complies with almost Complies with Complies with less
requirements for an all the requirements several of the than 75% of the
Application letter / for an Application requirements for an requirements for an
Resume. letter / Resume. application letter / application letter /
Resume. Resume.

Sentences & Sentences and All sentences are Most sentences are Many sentence
Paragraphs paragraphs are complete and well- complete and well- fragments or run-on
complete, well- constructed (no constructed. sentences or
constructed and of fragments, no run- Paragraphing needs paragraphing needs
varied structure. ons). Paragraphing is some work. lots of work.
generally done well.
Capitalization Writer makes no Writer makes 1-2 Writer makes 3-4 Writer makes more
and Punctuation errors in errors in errors in than 4 errors in
capitalization and capitalization and capitalization and capitalization and
punctuation. punctuation. punctuation. punctuation.

Neatness Letter is typed, clean, Letter is neatly typed, Letter is typed and is Letter is typed and
not wrinkled, and is clean, not wrinkled, crumpled or slightly looks like it had been
easy to read with no and is easy to read stained. It may have shoved in a pocket or
distracting error with no distracting 1-2 distracting error locker. It may have
corrections. It was error corrections. It corrections. It was several distracting
done neatly well. was done with utmost done with some care. error corrections. It
care. looks like it was done
in a hurry or stored
improperly.
Power Power statements Power statements Power statements Power statements
statements were expressed in a were expressed in a were expressed were not expressed
clear and organized partially clear and partially organized at all.
fashion. organized fashion. but were not very
clear.