Rubric Labels From Mary Wells, a fourth grade teacher at Southside Elementary in Cocolala, Idaho: "I use address labels for self-assessing rubrics. I set up a simple 1-5 scale and then list the skills or idea to be graded for the assignment. For example a witing assignment rubric might look like this: 1 2 3 4 5 Capitals 1 2 3 4 5 Periods 1 2 3 4 5 Cursive Students must circle the number that they feel they earned before handing in the assignment. Then I circle the number that I feel they earned when I grade their work. Most of the time we match, but if we are way off, then I know whom I need to work with the next day. The rubrics help students understand how grades are earned and how to focus on specific skills and concepts."