A one-point rubric puts much of the ownership of assessment on the students. The rubric includes detailed criteria for students on what is needed to complete the writing assignment "at standard." The students are required to look deeply at their writing and decide if they have met standard (and if so will add nothing to their rubric), if they have exceeded standard, or if they are below standard. If they are below standard or believe they have exceeded standard, students will write in the bla