When rubrics were first introduced in education the initial reaction from teachers was along the lines of, “Yes! This is just what I need!” Quickly followed by a panicked, “How am I going to create rubrics for everything I teach?” Here’s the good news, there are a lot of pre-created rubrics that can be tweaked for specific assignments. The only challenge is whether or not a pre-created rubric is calibrated in some way and matches what you intend to teach.
For a rubric to be worthwhile it must include several elements:
The rubric we created for constructed response is a 0-2 point rubric. Each point is further broken down into specific indicators for an effective response based on instruction. Additionally, we've included sample responses for score points 1 and 2 along with the texts that are needed for the task.