Choose a general or specific rubric depending on your objectives. A general rubric may be used in any subject for virtually any assignment; the descriptors for each level are applicable to numerous learning situations. Rubrics designed to assess listening, following directions, group participation, and class preparedness are examples of general rubrics. Specific rubrics deal with content-based material. For example, a physical education teacher may develop a six-level rubric with descriptors for six levels of basketball play. An English teacher may create a writing rubric with five levels of application of writing skills.