Choosing a customizable rubric To begin making your rubric, select one of the projects under the six main headings. In the image below, the topic Research and Writing , Research Report is selected. Once you choose a project, select the kind of rating scale best for your students. Descriptive ratings, like the one chosen below, place the categories of excellent , good , satisfactory , and needs improvement in your rubric. Choosing categories Continue making your rubric by selecting categories from the drop down menus at the left of the page.
Categories differ depending on the topic.
You may choose to use all categories or only a few. Once you select the category, the text boxes to the right fill in automatically, as shown below. Keep selecting the categories you wish to be included on your rubric. If you want to edit any of the phrases that are automatically placed in the text box, simply highlight the words you wish to remove and press delete. Add your substitute words by typing in the box.