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English Socratic Seminar 
English Socratic Seminar
The purpose of a Socratic Seminar is to achieve a deeper understanding about the ideas and values in a text. In a Seminar, participants question and examine issues and ideas related to a text, and articulate different points-of-view about these issues. Students are required to support every statement with sound reasoning and appropriate examples.
Rubric Code: ZX4C363
By mllama4
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Subject: English  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Socratic Seminar
  Exemplary

98 pts

Accomplished

90 pts

Developing

82 pts

Beginning

74 pts

Analysis and Reasoning

Exemplary

* Actively contributes to the discussion via specific text references

*Uses specific evidence/analysis to back up opinions.

* Explains ideas clearly.

* Offers new ideas.

* Directly refers to points made by other students.

* Moves the discussion to a deeper level.
Accomplished

* Refers to the text in general ways.

* Able to locate evidence in support of an idea under discussion.

* Occasionally refers to another's point.

* Attempts to explain ideas.

* May initiate a new idea.
Developing

* Shows little evidence of knowledge regarding the text.

* Presents unexplained ideas.

* Only becomes involved sporadically.
Beginning

* No evidence of knowledge regarding the text.

* Shows no interest in the text and unprepared to analyze or reason.

* Speaks off topic.
Discussion Skills

Exemplary

* Speaks loudly and clearly.

* Builds on others' points of view.

* Stays focused on the discussion; pays attention when others speak.
Accomplished

* Mediocre voice and tone.

* Occasionally contributes to the discussion.

* Strays from topic. Seems a little lost with the discussion.
Developing

* Soft voice and tone; difficult to hear and understand.

* Rarely contributes to the discussion; seems lost with the discussion.

* Becomes involved sporadically.
Beginning

* Makes little or no contribution to the discussion.

* Speaks off topic.

* Shows uninvolved attitude.
Civility

Exemplary

* Listens to others respectfully.

* Enters the discussion in a polite manner.

* Shares "air time" equally with others.

* Questions others charitably.
Accomplished

* Partially pays attention to others when they speak.

* Enters discussion by interrupting others.
Developing

* Rarely pays attention when others speak.

* Shows disregard or disrespect for others ideas.

* Occasionally holds side discussions with other classmates, disrupting the seminar.
Beginning

* Dominates.

* Makes personal criticisms of the ideas of others; shows disrespect.

* Does not pay attention to others; interrupts when others speak.

* Continually holds side discussions with other classmates, disrupting the seminar.
Note-taking

Exemplary

* Extensive notes are taken during the opposite "team's" discussion.
Accomplished

* Somewhat detailed notes are taken during the opposite "team's" discussion.
Developing

* Minimal notes are taken during the opposite "team's" discussion.
Beginning

* No significant notes are taken.



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  • Socratic Seminar-English Class



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