Facultad de Ciencias y Artes 

Departamento de Inglés 
Inglés V 

Task: Writing a Cover Letter  

Write your Cover Letter according to the recommendations

given in class/digital class.  Your cover letter must: 

a) include three Paragraphs:  

1. Introduction: with the purpose of the letter, job to apply
for, how you learned  about the job, a brief idea of the
company’s mission and how you will help the  company in
one sentence. 
2. Argument: containing at least 2 skills and abilities of yourself
with well-supported  evidence of past jobs, and a connection
with how they can help the company to  achieve its mission. 
3. Closing Paragraph: with a brief re-statement of your abilities or
interests, thanking  the reader, invite the reader to see your
enclosed résumé and information about  when/how you can
be reached. 
b) use friendly, formal language. Use an appropriate language and the
expressions given in  class/ digital class by your teacher in weeks 1
and 2 (Cover letter and résumé useful  phrases document and
Digital Class/ PPT).  
c) include the heading provided in the Cover Letter Models: Check
cover letter models in  week 2. 
d) have at least 325- 350 words: a cover letter fulfilling all the sections
given contains at least  this amount of words. 

Any attempt to copy content of different sections from partners or the

models given will void your  task, and you will automatically receive 0 in
your assignment. 

PLEASE, COPY & PASTE THIS RUBRIC AT

THE END OF YOUR  RÉSUMÉ. 

Cover Letter 
Evaluation instrument (to copy paste in students’ work)
Content Grammar Style /Register Structure/ Cohesion Formatting Total

/7 /6 /2 /3 /2 /20