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DISCUSSION LEADER RUBRIC

This rubric is used to assess students' facilitation of a class discussion of assigned readings from Tuesdays with Morrie.

Rubric Code: MXC74W3

By margaretdoyle

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Subject: English

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate, Graduate, Post Graduate

DISCUSSION LEADER RUBRIC
	Excellent 30 pts	Good 27 pts	Fair 24 pts	Poor 21 pts
Preparation 30 pts Familiarity with and understanding of readings	Excellent Thorough understanding of the readings -- facilitator shows a depth of insight and careful preparation.	Good Solid understanding of the readings; may miss some nuances of meaning.	Fair Demonstrates general understanding of the readings; may show evidence of some gaps in comprehension / preparation.	Poor Facilitator shows some significant gaps and/or inaccuracies in understanding the assigned readings; unprepared.
Facilitates Discussion 30 pts Avoids excessive presentation, and generates sufficient discussion	Excellent Facilitator effectively engages students in discussion of topic. Listens well and responds appropriately. Uses follow-up questions to expand the discussion. Encourages all students to participate.	Good Facilitator leads discussion well. May need more follow-up questions, to engage students more, or to engage more students, or to keep discussion on-track.	Fair Facilitator has some difficulty leading the discussion (e.g., no elaboration or minimal opportunity for discussion; allows discussion to remain off-topic) but shows at least some skill as facilitator.	Poor Facilitator ineffectively engages students. Discussion falls flat due to presenter difficulties. Engagement of classmates was weak.
Quality of Questions 30 pts Ability to ask insightful, probing questions that address key points in articles/readings	Excellent Insightful, appropriate, and in-depth questions which lead to a thorough and useful discussion of the topic.	Good Very good choice of questions. Key points are highlighted; topic is covered well.	Fair Some good questions, but may need more in-depth questions and/or an increase in the number of questions to effectively cover the topic.	Poor Questions need more work; topic covered inadequately.
Total 30 pts Follow up question s	Excellent At least ten follow up questions are asked and ten follow up questions are written down.	Good At least eight follow up questions are asked and eight follow up questions are written down.	Fair At least six follow up questions are asked and six follow up questions are written down.	Poor At least four follow up questions are asked and four follow up questions are written down.
Enter Title 30 pts Personal Anecdote	Excellent A personal Anecdote is used and very nicely enhances and clarifies the journal question so that an interesting discussion can follow	Good A personal Anecdote is used and clarifies the journal question so that an interesting discussion can follow	Fair A personal Anecdote is used but doesn't seem to generate an interesting discussion	Poor A personal Anecdote is used but is totally unrelated to the journal question

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