Discussion and Participation Rubric

Trait 1: Course Content Understanding

High
Participant understands significant ideas relevant to Language and
Literature issues under discussion. This is indicated by correct use of
terinology! precise use of pieces of relevant course inforation!
appropriate use of e"aples! and e"planations that are concise and to
the point.
#nforation and $no%ledge are accurate.
Participant elaborates stateents %ith e"planations! reasons! or
evidence.
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#deas are reasonably clear! but listeners'vie%ers need to a(e soe
guesses at %hat the participant eant.
)oe vocabulary and terinology is used correctly
Contributions to the group are generally supported by soe facts!
e"aples! analogies! statistics! and so forth! but there is a sense that
ore is needed.
Lo%
Participant uses foundational (no%ledge incorrectly.
#deas are e"treely liited or hard to understand.
Terinology is consistently used incorrectly.
Trait *: #nteraction %ith +thers
High
Participant initiates the developent of the group process including
identifying roles and accepting responsibility for assigned roles.
#nteraction reflects group nors.
Participant invites contributions fro others and (no%s %hen such
contributions are needed.
Participant ac(no%ledges the stateents of others in a %ay that builds
a consecutive interchange bet%een participants.
Replies to others are responsive to the stateent and indicate
thought.
Disagreeent is handled respectfully.
Participant is a%are of cultural differences in social interaction.
Discussion is tas(,oriented and group,oriented, -%e.-
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The participant participates in the developent of group process and
accepts responsibility for assigned roles.
Participant attends to the discussion but doesn.t participate very uch.
Contributions do not detract fro the group.s purpose or goals.
Participant participates %ith propting.
Participant responds to solicitation of opinions or ideas but doesn.t
volunteer the.
Lo%
Participant does not fulfill assigned roles.
#nteraction does not reflect group nors.
Participant a(es irrelevant or distracting stateents.
Participant onopoli/es the conversation.