Online Discussion Rubric: Standards Addressed: SL.11-12.1; SL.11-12.2; SL 11-12.3; SL 11-12.4; SL 11-12.

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Criteria 1 (F) 2 (D) Rarely participates freely. 3 (C) 4 (B) 5 (A) Propels conversation by posing and responding to questions that probe reasoning and evidence.

Promptness Fails to participate. and Initiative SL.11-12.1 SL 11-12.3 Does not respond to postings within 24 hours, and does not respond to another post. Delivery of Post SL 11-12.6 Organization, development, substance, and style are not appropriate.

Requires occasional prompting Propels discussion in some to post. meaningful way.

Responds to postings within 24 hours of assignment date; Responds to postings within Responds to only 1 other post. class period and to at least two posts. The organization, development, Organization, development, substance, and style are substance, and style are somewhat appropriate. appropriate. Utilizes poor conventions in most posts.

Responds to postings independently and within time Responds immediately and to assigned and to at least 3 posts. multiple (more than 3) posts.

Organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate.

Organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate.

Poor use of conventions makes Less than 3 errors in Less than 2 errors in No errors in conventions on understanding impossible. Uses Posts appear hasty. conventions. conventions. discussion board. text language. Uses abbreviations. Relevance Posts topics which do not relate Posts topics which in some way Conveys a clear but little Conveys a clear and somewhat Conveys a clear and distinct to the discussion content. relate but relevance is not distinction in perspective, yet on distinct perspective completely perspective completely on target SL.11-12.1 completely clear. target with the discussion on target with the discussion with the discussion prompt. Makes short or irrelevant prompt, prompt. SL 11-12.4 remarks. Makes short remarks. Fails to convey a perspective on Fails to convey a clear target with the discussion perspective on target with the prompt. discussion prompt.

Depth of Post Integrates no sources of Integrates only one source of information, findings, and information, findings, and SL.11-12.1; supporting evidence. supporting evidence. SL.11-12.2; Alternative or opposing SL 11-12.3 perspectives are not addressed. Alternative or opposing SL 11-12.4 No synthesis takes place and perspectives are barely there is no attempt to resolve addressed. contradictions

Integrates more than one source Integrates more than two of information, to provide sources of information, to supporting evidence. provide supporting evidence. Alternative or opposing perspectives are not fully addressed.

Integrates more than three sources of information to provide supporting evidence

Alternative or opposing Alternative or opposing perspectives are addressed. perspectives are addressed Comments, claims, and thoughtfully. evidence made on all sides of an issue are somewhat Little synthesis is done on all Comments, claims, and evidence sides with comments, claims, synthesized and an attempt to made on all sides of an issue are resolve contradictions is made. synthesized and an attempt to Almost no synthesis takes place and evidence and there is little attempt to resolve resolve contradictions is made. and there is barely an attempt is contradictions. made to resolve contradictions.