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Build a clear marking rubric

This prompt creates a marking rubric for an assignment type and level, with criteria and descriptions of each performance level.

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Create a marking rubric for [ASSIGNMENT TYPE, e.g. a persuasive essay] for [LEVEL].

Criteria to assess: [CRITERIA]
Total marks: [MARKS]

Make a table with four performance levels for each criterion, using specific, observable descriptions instead of vague words. Add a short student-friendly checklist version at the end.
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Share the rubric with students before they start; it improves the work you receive.

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What you will get

A rubric table with four performance levels for each of your criteria, observable descriptions instead of vague words, marks that add up to your total, and a student-friendly checklist version at the end.

Why it works

A rubric is only fair if two markers would give the same score, so the prompt bans vague words and asks for observable descriptions. Four levels avoid an easy middle choice. The checklist version exists because, as the tip says, sharing the standard before students start is what improves the work.

Common mistake

The levels use words like “good” and “excellent”.

Fix: Ask for each level to describe something a marker can see, such as “uses two pieces of evidence and explains each”.

Also watch for
  • The marks do not add up to your total. Give the weight of each criterion in the prompt and ask it to show the sum.
  • The checklist repeats the rubric word for word. Ask for the checklist in the student’s voice, such as “I have…”, so they can tick it off before handing in.
Try a variation: peer assessment

Ask for a simpler version students can use to mark each other, with one comment box per criterion and a sentence starter for kind feedback.

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Rewrite the lowest level of each criterion so it describes what is missing and what to do next, not just a low score.

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