Socratic Seminar:Grading Rubric

(Circle the bullets as appropriate)

4 Level Participant /
  • Shows leadership through listening and speaking skills
  • Consistently refers to the text
  • Builds on another’s point with reference to the text
  • Connects textthrough other relevant forms of media
  • Explains ideas thoroughly and clearly and relates to text
  • Initiates new ideas
  • Demonstrates active listening skills consistently
  • Makes references and adds insight to points made by peers

3 Level Participant /
  • Occasionally shows leadership through listening and speaking skills
  • Frequently refers to the text
  • Makes efforts to build on another’s point with reference to the text
  • Attempts to explain ideas
  • Demonstrates active listening skills
  • Attempts references and adds insight to points made by peers

2 Level Participant /
  • Rarely shows leaderships through listening and speaking skills
  • Shows little evidence of knowledge regarding the text
  • Presents unexplained ideas
  • Divergent ideas are off topic and not supportive of peers
  • Listens and speaks sporadically

1 Level Participant /
  • Does not show leadership through listening and speaking skills
  • Shows no evidence of knowledge regarding the text
  • Speaks off topic or interrupts others
  • Makes little or no effort to listen or speak

Socratic Seminar:Grading Rubric

(Circle the bullets as appropriate)

4 Level Participant /
  • Shows leadership through listening and speaking skills
  • Consistently refers to the text
  • Builds on another’s point with reference to the text
  • Connects textthrough other relevant forms of media
  • Explains ideas thoroughly and clearly and relates to text
  • Initiates new ideas
  • Demonstrates active listening skills consistently
  • Makes references and adds insight to points made by peers

3 Level Participant /
  • Occasionally shows leadership through listening and speaking skills
  • Frequently refers to the text
  • Makes efforts to build on another’s point with reference to the text
  • Attempts to explain ideas
  • Demonstrates active listening skills
  • Attempts references and adds insight to points made by peers

2 Level Participant /
  • Rarely shows leaderships through listening and speaking skills
  • Shows little evidence of knowledge regarding the text
  • Presents unexplained ideas
  • Divergent ideas are off topic and not supportive of peers
  • Listens and speaks sporadically

1 Level Participant /
  • Does not show leadership through listening and speaking skills
  • Shows no evidence of knowledge regarding the text
  • Speaks off topic or interrupts others
  • Makes little or no effort to listen or speak

Tally:

# of Questions
# of Answers
# of References to Text

Specific Notes/Comments: (Acknowledge strengths and opportunities for improvement)

Overall Evaluation

Overall, ______scores a ______based on/because (make specific references to the bullet points)

______

______

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Evaluator Signature ______

Printed Name ______

Tally:

# of Questions
# of Answers
# of References to Text

Specific Notes/Comments: (Acknowledge strengths and opportunities for improvement)

Overall Evaluation

Overall, ______scores a ______based on/because (make specific references to the bullet points)

______

______

______

______

Evaluator Signature ______

Printed Name ______