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Literature Circle rubric

Assesses students productivity and participation within literature circles.

Rubric Code: A73W63

By ktrottier

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Subject: (General)

Type: Reading

Grade Levels: K-5

Literature Circles
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Discussion Participation	Excellent Was a very positive contributor in discussions. Provided insightful comments and questions that extended the conversation. Listened to others and didn't dominate the discussion.	Good Was a positive contributor in discussions. Provided insightful comments and questions. Listened to others and didn't dominate the discussion.	Fair Contributed to group discussions. Comments and questions weren't always thought out. Either dominated the discussion or needed to participate more at times.	Poor Poor contributor to discussions. Comments were off task and distracting to grouop.
Discussion	Excellent Wrote more than 3 interesting and thoughtful questions and comments to discuss with the group. The questions were challenging and thought provoking.	Good Wrote at least 3 interesting and thoughtful questions and comments to discuss with the group. The questions were challenging and thought provoking.	Fair Wrote 2-3 questions and comments to share with the group. The questions were "right there" and had simple answers.	Poor Provided less that 3 questions and comments. Questions had simple and/or yes/no answers.
Vocabulary	Excellent Found more than 5 new, unique, or interesting words to discuss. I provided page numbers and clear, easy to understand definitions for each word.	Good Found 5 new, unique, or interesting words to discuss. I provided page numbers and clear, easy to understand definitions for each word.	Fair Found 3-4 new unique, or interesting words. I provided page numbers and defintions for each word.	Poor Found 2 or fewer new, unique or interesting words. Page numbers missing and/or unclear definitions.
Literary Luminary	Excellent Wrote more than 3 interesting passages from the reading to discuss with the group. The passages were challenging and thought provoking and included accurate page and paragraph numbers	Good Wrote at least 3 interesting passages from the reading to discuss with the group. The passages were challenging and thought provoking	Fair Wrote 3 passages to share with the group. The passages weren't challenging and had simple answers.	Poor Provided less that 3 questions. passages had simple and/or yes/no answers.
Summarizer	Excellent	Good Wrote thorough summary of the section. Included only major ideas and events. Summary is in correct sequence and contains accurate information.	Fair Wrote summary of the section. Included some minor details along with major ideas and events. Information is accurate, but out of order.	Poor Summary missing major ideas and events from section. Focused on too many minor details. Information is inaccurate and/or out of order.
Vocabulary Enricher	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor

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literature circles

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Reading

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