Name __________________________________ Date ________________________________

Group Leader Discussion Sheet

Role Responsibilities:
Before discussion

During discussion

After discussion

The Group o Take attendance

o Track participation on o Reflect on the
Leader
o Select 3 questions to
your discussion
discussion
use in discussion (from
tracker
o Collect group
the reading logs)
o Encourage everyone
members
o Distributes all
to participate equally
materials and
discussion cards
o Tell people when its
discussion cards
time to move into the
next question

Discussion Questions:
1. _________________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________________
Attendance and Participation Tracker
Check each time a group member participates.
Book Club Member

QUESTION 1

QUESTION 2

QUESTION 3

Post- Discussion Reflection

RURBIC

3
EXEMPLARY

2
AVERAGE

1
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

Cooperation and
Focus

All group members

cooperate and stay on task
the entire time.

Group members cooperate and

stay on task most of the time.

At times, group members were

off task at times or do not
cooperate well.

Participation
and Volume

All group members

participate equally and
everyone is encouraged to
speak. It is easy to hear
everyone.

Some group members participate

frequently, some talk more than
others. You can hear everyone.

Participation is uneven: some

people dominate the conversation
while others talk a lot less. At
times, it is difficult to hear
everyone.

Many references to the text

and no one repeats evidence.

Some references to the text or

some people and repeat others
evidence.

Few people give say specific

quotes from text. People repeat
others evidence.

All group members

frequently build on what
others say using I agree
because or I disagree
because. Group members
say WHY they
agree/disagree.

At times, group members build

on what others say using I
agree because or I disagree
because. Not all group
members say WHY they
agree/disagree.

Group members rarely build on

what others say using I agree
because or I disagree because.
Not all group members say WHY
they agree/disagree.

Text Evidence
Ask the Detective
(PINK SHEET)

SKILL FOCUS:
Agree/Disagree
Because
Ask the Skill
Master
(GREEN
SHEET)

TOTAL = ______/12 pts

How did the discussion go? Reflect on what went well and areas for improvement.

Name __________________________________ Date ______________________

Skill Master Discussion Sheet

Role Responsibilities:

The Skill
Master

Before discussion

During discussion

After discussion

Record names and

todays date on your
discussion tracker

o Track group members

use of todays skill
o Encourage everyone
to use todays skill

o Reflect on the
discussion

Skill Tracker
Todays Discussion Skill: __________________________________________________________
Helpful Sentence Starters: ________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Check each time a group member uses todays skill.
Book Club Member

QUESTION 1

QUESTION 2

QUESTION 3

Post-Discussion Reflection:
GROUP
RURBIC

SKILL FOCUS:
Agree/Disagree
Because

3
EXEMPLARY
All group members
frequently build on what
others say using I agree
because or I disagree
because. Group members
also say WHY they
agree/disagree.

2
AVERAGE

1
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

At times, group members build

on what others say using I agree
because or I disagree
because. Not all group
members say WHY they
agree/disagree.

Group members rarely build on

what others say using I agree
because or I disagree because.
Not all group members say WHY
they agree/disagree.

Why is the skill important?

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
How did the skill help your group discussion today?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
If people didnt use the skill, why was that the case?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
How can your group improve for next time? Be specific:
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

Name __________________________________ Date ________________________________

Detective Discussion Sheet

Role Responsibilities:
Before discussion
The
Detective

During discussion

After discussion

o Record names and

o Track group members o Reflect on the
todays date on your
use of evidence (on
discussion
discussion tracker
page)
o Encourage everyone
to use evidence

Evidence Tracker
Check each time a member uses evidence from the text to support their answer.
Book Club Member

QUESTION 1

QUESTION 2

QUESTION 3

Post-Discussion Reflection:
GROUP
RURBIC

Text Evidence

3
EXEMPLARY

2
AVERAGE

1
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

Many references to the text

AND no one repeats
evidence.

Some references to the text or

some people AND repeat others
evidence.

Few people give say specific

quotes from text. People repeat
others evidence.

How did text evidence contribute to your discussion today?

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
How did each group member do explaining their evidence to prove their ideas?
Did they just drop it out of the sky?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

If people didnt use text evidence, why was that the case?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
How can your group improve for next time? Be specific:
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

Name __________________________________ Date _________________________

Reporter Discussion Sheet

Role Responsibilities:

The
Reporter

Before discussion

During discussion

After discussion

o Record names and

todays date on your
discussion tracker

o Take notes on
everyones ideas for
each
o Record names and
todays date on your
discussion tracker
question

o Summarize your
groups
discussion

QUESTION 1:
Book Club Member

Take notes on his or her ideas

QUESTION 2:
Book Club Member

Take notes on his or her ideas

Post-Discussion Reflection:
Discussion Report: Summarize your groups discussion in complete sentences.
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________