iRubric: Socratic Seminar rubric

Needs prompting to get involved; reluctant to speak; does not pay attention when others are sharing; does not listen well to understand others' points; takes no notes; may not have their book with them.

Participates through active listening but needs prompting to get involved; speaks directly to teacher instead of peers; makes points but points are not sustainable for dialogue with peers; takes very limited notes if any; easily distracted or may be source of distraction; does not look up the text as it is cited

Participates fully; does not need prompting to get involved; listens to others and shares thoughts with classmates, usually directing comments to peers instead of the teacher. Attempts to move discussion to new ideas and avoids speaking too long; takes some notes while others share and looks up the book as it is cited; responds thoughtfully to ideas/questions raised

Participates fully and listens actively to others as they spoke, encourages others to share their input, and disagrees with others in a civil manner. Speaks directly to other students rather than the teacher. Student avoids talking for too long and articulates his/herself clearly; overcomes distractions during seminar and avoids repetitive remarks; takes notes as others share and looks up the book as it is cited.

Exhibits little evidence of preparation for discussion; does not demonstrate understanding of the major concepts; does not have discussion question responses prepared

Somewhat prepared for the discussion; somewhat familiar with text; understands some of the major concepts; Notes prepared are surface level or unoriginal.

Prepared for the discussion; familiar with text; understands most major concepts; Notes prepared are thorough and cover every question asked.

Clearly prepared for the discussion; familiar with text, understands major concepts, notes prepared are thorough, arguable, and cover every question asked.