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title: "Rubric Maker: Printable Grading Rubrics | Sprout Assembly"
description: "Build a grading rubric with criteria, levels and points, start from a ready-made template, then print it or copy it as a table, CSV or Markdown."
url: https://sproutassembly.sbs/rubric-maker/
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# Rubric maker

Start from a template or a blank grid, write what each level looks like for each criterion, set the points, then print it or paste it straight into a document or spreadsheet.

## Building a rubric

1. **Choose a starting point.** Pick a template (persuasive writing, oral presentation, science investigation, group project) and press *Load*, or start from the blank grid. Undo brings back what you had.
2. **Name the criteria and levels.** Each row is something you assess; each column is a level of performance. Arrow buttons reorder them and the cross removes one. You can have up to 12 criteria and 6 levels.
3. **Describe each level.** Write what the work looks like at that level, in words a student can check their own work against.
4. **Set the points.** Points belong to the level; the weight multiplies them for one criterion, so a weight of 2 makes evidence count double. The total updates as you type.

## Printing, sharing and scoring

*Print* lays the rubric out across a landscape page with space for a name, date and score. *Copy table* puts it on the clipboard as a formatted table for documents, with a tab-separated copy that spreadsheets turn into cells. *CSV* downloads a file for a spreadsheet or learning platform, and *Copy Markdown* suits wikis and notes.

The scoring panel lets you pick a level for each criterion while marking: it adds up the points and shows the percentage. Nothing about the students you mark is kept.

## Questions

**What makes a good rubric descriptor?**

Describe what you can see in the work rather than a feeling about it: *three reasons, each backed by evidence* is easier to apply than *very good reasons*. Keep the levels parallel, changing one quality at a time from column to column.

**How many levels should a rubric have?**

Three to five is common. Four levels avoid a middle option that everything drifts towards; three are quicker to use with younger students.

**Is my rubric saved?**

Yes, in this browser's local storage on this device, so it is still there next time. It is not uploaded. Use *Clear saved rubric* to remove it.