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34 rubrics for essays, research papers, lab reports, presentations and discussion posts — 161 criteria written to be observable rather than vague, so two graders reach the same score. Copy any of them, print them, change them. No sign-up, no email, no watermark.

• Argumentative Essay Rubric (Grades 9-12)This rubric is built for a full-length argumentative essay in grades 9-12, the kind of assignment where students take …9-12 · 100 pts
• Book Report Rubric (Grades 4-8)This book report rubric fits a one- to three-page written report on a novel in grades 4 through 8. It weights the stud…4-8 · 100 pts
• College Essay Rubric (Undergraduate)Use this for a 3-6 page argumentative or analytical essay in a first-year or sophomore course, where students had the …Undergraduate · 100 pts
• Compare and Contrast Essay Rubric (Grades 6-12)This compare and contrast essay rubric covers grades 6 through 12 and works for two texts, two characters, two histori…6-12 · 100 pts
• DBQ Rubric, AP-Style Practice (Grades 10-12)This is a teacher-made practice rubric written in the style of AP-style document-based questions. It is not the offici…10-12 · 100 pts
• Discussion Post Rubric (Undergraduate Online Courses)Use this for a weekly graded discussion in an online or hybrid undergraduate course where students post once and reply…Undergraduate · 25 pts
• Expository Essay Rubric (Grades 7-12)Use this for informational and explanatory essays where the student's job is to explain a topic rather than argue a po…7-12 · 100 pts
• Lab Report Rubric (Grades 9-12 Science)Use this for a full written lab report in high school biology, chemistry, or physics where students collected their ow…9-12 · 100 pts
• Literary Analysis Essay Rubric (Grades 9-12)This literary analysis essay rubric is for assignments where students argue about how a text works, not what happens i…9-12 · 100 pts
• Narrative Essay Rubric (Grades 6-8)This rubric scores a single-scene personal or fictional narrative of roughly two to four pages. Use it on the revision…6-8 · 100 pts
• Oral Presentation Rubric (Grades 6-12)Built to be scored live while the student is speaking, so the descriptors are things you can see and hear in real time…6-12 · 100 pts
• Paragraph Writing Rubric (Grades 2-5)This rubric covers one paragraph of about five to seven sentences in grades 2 through 5. It is worth 20 points so the …2-5 · 20 pts
• Peer Review Rubric (Grades 8-College)This rubric grades the feedback, not the paper it was written about. Give it to reviewers before a workshop so they kn…8-College · 20 pts
• Persuasive Essay Rubric (Grade 5)This rubric fits a four- or five-paragraph opinion essay in grade 5. It assumes students have been taught to state an …5 · 100 pts
• Poetry Analysis Rubric (Grades 9-12)For a written analysis of a single poem, one to three pages, where students argue an interpretation rather than restat…9-12 · 100 pts
• Reflection Journal Rubric (Grades 9-College)Use this for a recurring reflection journal tied to a course, internship, service placement, or reading log, scored on…9-College · 100 pts
• Research Paper Rubric (Grades 9-12)This research paper rubric fits a multi-source paper of roughly four to ten pages in grades 9-12, in ELA or across con…9-12 · 100 pts
• Short Answer Response Rubric (Grades 6-12)This is for short constructed responses: one paragraph, three to eight sentences, answering a question about a text or…6-12 · 20 pts
• Summary Writing Rubric (Grades 5-9)This rubric fits a one-paragraph to one-page summary of a nonfiction article or a single chapter, grades 5 through 9. …5-9 · 100 pts
• Thesis Statement Rubric (Grades 8-12)This rubric scores the thesis statement by itself, not the essay around it, so it works for a bell-ringer, a workshop …8-12 · 100 pts
• Five Paragraph Essay Rubric (Grades 6-10)The five paragraph essay is scaffolding, and this rubric grades it as scaffolding: it rewards a clear thesis…6-10 · 100 pts
• Socratic Seminar Rubric (Grades 6-12)Built to be scored live with a seating chart and tally marks, because seminar grading fails when it depends…6-12 · 25 pts
• Group Project Rubric (Grades 6-12)The failure mode of group grading is one grade stretched over four levels of effort. This rubric splits the…6-12 · 100 pts
• Debate Rubric (Grades 9-12)A classroom debate is graded in real time or not at all, so every descriptor here is something you can hear…9-12 · 100 pts
• Science Fair Project Rubric (Grades 5-8)This rubric grades the investigation, not the poster gloss. The weight sits on data and on the student's own…5-8 · 100 pts
• Math Problem Solving Rubric (Grades 3-8)For constructed-response problems where the answer is worth less than the path to it: word problems,…3-8 · 20 pts
• Annotated Bibliography Rubric (Grades 11-College)An annotated bibliography is graded on judgment: whether the student found sources worth using, understood…11-College · 100 pts
• Opinion Writing Rubric (Grades 3-5)For the standards-based opinion piece in grades 3 through 5: state an opinion, support it with reasons,…3-5 · 20 pts
• Short Story Rubric (Grades 7-12 Creative Writing)Creative writing can be graded fairly when the rubric scores craft rather than taste. Nothing here asks…7-12 · 100 pts
• Slide Presentation Rubric (Grades 6-12)This scores the deck itself, and pairs with the oral presentation rubric when students also present live. The…6-12 · 100 pts
• Video Project Rubric (Grades 6-12)Student video is where content standards go to hide behind editing apps. This rubric keeps the weight on what…6-12 · 100 pts
• Poster and Infographic Rubric (Grades 4-8)A poster is a page that teaches from six feet away. This rubric scores whether it does: accurate content, a…4-8 · 50 pts
• Letter Writing Rubric (Grades 2-6)One rubric for the friendly letter and the formal letter, because the skill being graded is the same: know…2-6 · 20 pts
• Biography Report Rubric (Grades 4-8)The difference between a biography report and an encyclopedia entry is the significance criterion: not just…4-8 · 100 pts