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Literature Circle Thematic Discussion Group 
Literature Circle Thematic Discussion Group
This rubric would be used for students to assess themselves and peers participation in a discussion group.
Rubric Code: C86BC8
By cstaab
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Subject: English  
Type: Reading  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Advanced

4 pts

Meets

3 pts

Approaches

2 pts

Beginning

1 pts

DNM

0 pts

Participation

Advanced

Student was actively involved with the group discussion and helped lead the discussion without dominating.

Comments related to the topic of discussion and often helped transition to new topics.

While other group members were speaking student was actively listening and making notations.
Meets

Student was actively involved with the group discussion.

Comments related to the topic of discussion.

While other group members were speaking student was actively listening and making notations.
Approaches

Student was involved inconsistently.

Comments were not always on topic, but most were.

Student listened to all other members in the group as they spoke while making notations.
Beginning

Student was involved minimally.

Comments may have been off topic.

Student listened sparsely to members of the group as they spoke while making notations.
DNM

Student was not involved in the group discussion or comments did not relate to the topic and discussion of the novel.
Real-life Connections

Advanced

Student made insightful connections from the book to the real world and his/her personal experiences.

Student was able to describe connections between comments made by other students during the discussion.
Meets

Student made connections between the book and the real world to their life OR from the book to other texts OR from the book to other parts of the book.

Student sometimes connected their statements to statements made by others in the discussion.
Approaches

Student made some connections, but they were sometimes simplified.

Student made connections between the book and the real world to their life OR from the book to other texts.
Beginning

Student made some connections from the book to the real world. The connections were simplistic and focused more on opinion or personal story than on the book.
DNM

Student did not make connections during the discussion.
Evidence

Advanced

Student was able to support all statements with with specific examples from the book.

Student used specific examples from the book to add to and discuss with statements made by other students.
Meets

Student was able to support all statements with with specific examples from the book.

Student used specific examples from the book to add to or discuss with statements made by other students.
Approaches

Student was able to discuss parts of the book correctly and sometimes used details and specifics.

A few examples from the book were vague or mixed up, but all were clearly from the correct book.
Beginning

Student was able to discuss parts of the book correctly but was unable to specifically cite any portion or example from the book.
DNM

Student did not discuss any examples from the book, it was unclear that they read the book.
Reading Completion

Advanced

Student completed reading quantity and made notation of two new words, two quotes and noted two comparisons for group to discuss.

Student had discussion information readily available and marked in book.
Meets

Student completed reading quantity and made notation of two new words, two quotes and noted two comparisons for group to discuss.

Student had discussion information readily available.
Approaches

Student completed reading quantity and made notation of two new words, two quotes and noted two comparisons for group to discuss.

Student used noted information for discussion participation.
Beginning

Student completed most of reading quantity and made notation of two new words, two quotes and noted two comparisons for group to discuss.
DNM

Student did not complete reading quantity and failed to make notation of two new words, two quotes and noted two comparisons for group to discuss.
Author Connection

Advanced

Student made insightful connections from the book to the author's real-life and personal world experiences.

Student was able to connect the events of the author's life to names, places and events in the novel.
Meets

Student made insightful connections from the book to the author's real-life and personal world experiences.

Student was able to connect the events of the author's life to names, places and events in the novel.
Approaches

Student made insightful connections from the book to personal world experiences.
Beginning

Student made insightful connections to events in the book.
DNM

Student was able to establish insightful connections.
Group Grading

Advanced

Group members will grade each other's participation using the criteria's noted above.

Completed all advance requirements and actively participated in all discussions wholeheartedly and positively.
Meets

Group members will grade each other's participation using the criteria's noted above.

Completed all requirements and actively participated in all discussions in a positive manner.
Approaches

Group members will grade each other's participation using the criteria's noted above.

Completed all requirements and actively participated in all discussions as required.
Beginning

Group members will grade each other's participation using the criteria's noted above.

Almost all requirements in this column were met and student actively participated in all discussions as required.
DNM

Group members will grade each other's participation using the criteria's noted above.

Student not complete the requirements and sparsely completed these requirements.



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