Assignment 3: 10 Cs for Writing Effectively
Review the email to Bobby Johnson found in Chapter 5 under the heading: “Choosing a Channel” in your textbook.
- Write a three to four (3-4) page paper that answers the following:
- Identify the communication problems with the email.
- Using the 10 Cs for Writing Effectively, rewrite the email.
Include: content, completeness, correctness, clarity, coherence, conciseness, connection, creativity, courtesy, and closure. - Identify which Cs you used where and how that changed the email in terms of the effectiveness.
- Identify the strategies used for composing a more effective message.
The format of the paper is to be as follows:
- Typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format in a Microsoft Word document.
- Use headers for each of the subjects being covered, followed by your response.
- In addition to the three to four (3-4) pages required, a title page is to be included. The title page is to contain the title of the assignment, your name, the instructor’s name, the course title, and the date.
Note: You will be graded on the quality of your answers, the logic/organization of the report, your language skills, and your writing skills.
The assignment will be graded using the following rubric:
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Outcomes Assessed |
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Points: 240 |
Assignment 3: 10 Cs for Writing Effectively |
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Criteria |
Unacceptable Below 70% F |
Fair 70-79% C |
Proficient 80-89% B |
Exemplary 90-100% A |
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1. Identify the communication problems with the email. Weight: 15% |
Did not submit or incompletely identified the communication problems. |
Partially identified the communication problems. |
Satisfactorily identified the communication problems. |
Thoroughly identified the communication problems. |
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2. Using the 10 Cs for Writing Effectively, rewrite the email. Include: content, completeness, correctness, clarity, coherence, conciseness, connection, creativity, courtesy, and closure. Weight: 25%
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Did not submit or incompletely rewrote the email including: content, completeness, correctness, clarity, coherence, conciseness, connection, creativity, courtesy, and closure. |
Partially rewrote the email including: content, completeness, correctness, clarity, coherence, conciseness, connection, creativity, courtesy, and closure. |
Satisfactorily rewrote the email including: content, completeness, correctness, clarity, coherence, conciseness, connection, creativity, courtesy, and closure. |
Thoroughly rewrote the email including: content, completeness, correctness, clarity, coherence, conciseness, connection, creativity, courtesy, and closure. |
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3. Identify which Cs you used where, and how that changed the email in terms of effectiveness. Weight: 20%
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Did not submit or incompletely identified which Cs were used where, and how that changed the email in terms of effectiveness. |
Partially identified which Cs were used where, and how that changed the email in terms of effectiveness. |
Satisfactorily identified which Cs were used where, and how that changed the email in terms of effectiveness.. |
Thoroughly identified which Cs were used where, and how that changed the email in terms of effectiveness. |
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4. Identify the strategies used for composing a more effective message. Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely identified the strategies used for composing a more effective message. |
Partially identified the strategies used for composing a more effective message. |
Satisfactorily identified the strategies used for composing a more effective message.
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Satisfactorily identified the strategies used for composing a more effective message.
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5. Clarity Weight: 10%
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Did not complete the assignment or explanations are unclear and not organized. (Major issues) |
Explanations generally unclear and not well organized. (Many issues) |
Explanations generally clear and/or organized. (Minor issues) |
Explanations very clear and well organized. |
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6. Writing – Grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, APA usage. Weight: 10% |
Did not complete the assignment or had 8 or more different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, or APA usage. (Major issues) |
Had 6 – 7 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, or APA usage. (Many issues) |
Had 4 – 5 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, or APA usage. (Minor issues) |
Had 0 – 3 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, or APA usage.
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