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: Outcomes Assessed · E valuate the importance of effective communication in the workplace to employees. · Use technology and information resources to research issues in business communications. · Practice writing and reviewing written content in the field.  Points: 240 Assignment 3: 10 Cs for Writing Effectively Criteria Unacceptable Below 70% F Fair 70-79% C Proficient 80-89% B Exemplary 90-100% A 1. Identify the communication problems with the email. Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely i dentified the communication problems . Partially i dentified the communication problems . Satisfactorily i dentified the communication problems. Thoroughly i dentified the communication problems. 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% Did not submit or incompletely r ewrote 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. 3. Identify which Cs you used where, and how that changed the email in terms of effectiveness. Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletel.

1. 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:
Outcomes Assessed
·

2. E
valuate the importance of effective communication in the
workplace to employees.
·
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
business communications.
·
Practice writing and reviewing written content in the field.
Points: 240
Assignment 3: 10 Cs for Writing Effectively
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1.
Identify the communication problems with the email.
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or incompletely i
dentified the communication problems
.
Partially i
dentified the communication problems
.
Satisfactorily i
dentified the communication problems.

3. Thoroughly i
dentified the communication problems.
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%
Did not submit or incompletely r
ewrote 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.
3.
Identify which Cs you used where, and how that changed the
email in terms of effectiveness.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely i
dentified which Cs were used where, and how that changed the

4. email in terms of
effectiveness
.
Parti
ally i
dentified which Cs were used where, and how that changed the
email in terms of effectiveness
.
Satisfactorily i
dentified which Cs were used where, and how that changed the
email in terms of effectiveness.
.
Thoroughly i
dentified which Cs were used where, and how that changed the
email in terms of effectiveness.
4.
Identify the strategies used for composing a more effective
message.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely i
dentified the strategies used for composing a more effective
message
.
Partially i
dentified the strategies used for composing a more effective
message
.
Satisfactorily i
dentified the strategies used for composing a more effective
message.
Satisfactorily i
dentified the strategies used for composing a more effective
message.

5. 5. Clarity
Weight: 10%
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.
(Added helpful details.)
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.