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IB Essay Grader for Rubric-Aligned Feedback

Support IB writing conferences with criterion-aware feedback drafts that teachers can edit and calibrate.

Rubric AI is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the International Baccalaureate Organization. It does not supply official IB assessment materials. Use only rubric criteria and student work you are authorized to provide.

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Teacher-reviewed feedback draft, not auto-final grading.

Current mode is shown before users enter the workspace.

Current support

Supported

Rubric AI does not provide official IB assessment materials. Paste your authorized rubric, confirm the parsed criteria, and review all feedback before use.

Audience

IB teachers reviewing drafts, commentaries, and extended writing

Use case

Generate teacher-reviewed feedback drafts for supported IB writing workflows with attention to criteria, evidence, analysis, and communication.

Mode

supported

Rubric options

Your Custom Rubric

This IB tool page does not automatically choose a rubric for you. Select the supported rubric that matches the student work.

How it works

A simple teacher-reviewed workflow

Paste an authorized rubric

Use classroom or school criteria you are allowed to provide; Rubric AI does not supply official IB assessment materials.

Confirm the parsed criteria

Review criterion names, descriptors, weights, and the total before the essay is evaluated.

Review the feedback draft

Verify the cited essay evidence, edit the comments, and keep the final judgment with the teacher or supervisor.

Sample essay

Power and Perspective in a Literary Passage

Analyze how the writer uses narrative perspective and imagery to shape the reader's understanding of power.

The narrator's careful distance from the official ceremony makes power feel staged rather than natural. Images of polished shoes, sealed doors, and lowered voices suggest that authority depends on performance and silence.

Illustrative output example

Overall score: 6 / 7

The essay offers a focused interpretation and supports it with relevant textual detail. Further improvement would come from deeper evaluation of authorial choices and clearer links to the selected assessment criteria.

This synthetic example demonstrates the report format. It is not a validation result or a substitute for teacher judgment.

Strengths

Focused conceptual reading of power and perspective
Strong integration of imagery into the argument
Academic tone appropriate for IB-style literary analysis

Improvements

Link each paragraph more explicitly to the selected rubric criteria
Evaluate the effect of narrative distance in greater depth
Add a sharper conclusion that synthesizes the interpretation

Rubric breakdown

What the tool reviews

The exact dimensions come from the rubric you provide and confirm before grading.

Knowledge and Understanding

High

Considers how accurately the response understands the text, task, and relevant context.

Analysis and Evaluation

Strong

Reviews interpretation of authorial choices, textual evidence, and depth of critical reasoning.

Focus and Communication

Secure

Checks organization, register, paragraph development, and clarity of expression.

Who this is for

IB teachers reviewing drafts, commentaries, and extended writing

Generate teacher-reviewed feedback drafts for supported IB writing workflows with attention to criteria, evidence, analysis, and communication.

Use this page as the starting point for the IB essay grader workflow, then continue into Rubric AI to upload the essay, choose the rubric context, and review the feedback draft.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Practical answers for teachers evaluating whether this tool fits their grading workflow.

Is Rubric AI an official IB product?

No. Rubric AI is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the International Baccalaureate Organization.

Does Rubric AI provide official IB rubrics?

No. Use only rubric criteria and student work you are authorized to provide. You confirm the parsed criteria before feedback is generated.

Is the generated score final?

No. Scores and comments are drafts for teacher or supervisor review. Verify the evidence and current school guidance before making a final judgment.

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Check criteria, descriptors, weights, and totals in your browser before grading begins.

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Teacher Feedback Comment Bank

Find editable comments for claims, evidence, reasoning, organization, and revision.

Open the comment bank

Example Reports

Inspect three disclosed product runs with synthetic essays, custom rubrics, criterion scores, and revision priorities.

View example reports

Start grading with IB essay grader

Continue to the Rubric AI grading workspace to upload the essay and review rubric-aligned feedback.

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