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Literature Circle Embedded Assessment

Students particpate in a literature circle meeting for Holocaust narratives.

Rubric Code: X49B84

By nstonems

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Subject: English

Type: Reading

Grade Levels: (none)

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	Excellent 100 pts	Good 85 pts	Fair 70 pts
Passage Selection 15	Excellent The passage enriches or ehances the reader's understanding of the book.	Good The passage is directly related to the Holocaust or the book, but doesn't particularly enrich or enhance the reader's understanding of the book.	Fair The passage is from the novel, but it is not relevant to the book.
Question 15	Excellent The member poses a powerful question that encourages conversation amongst the literature circle.	Good The member poses a question related to the book.	Fair The member poses a question that has a definitive answer; a "study guide" question. Or the member poses a question unrelated to the book.
Connection 15	Excellent The member makes a strong connection between the selected text and something outside the text. The connection can be to another text, another event, another person, etc. The conncetion provides an "Aha" moment.	Good The member makes a connection between the selected text and something outside the text. The connection can be to another text, another event, another person, etc. The connection is predictable.	Fair The member makes a connection between the selected text and something outside the text, but the connection is weak or the connection is not appropriate.
Elaboration 15	Excellent The member provides illuminating elaboration on a point in the selected passage. The elaboration could be in the form of historical information, art (self created or found) another example etc.	Good The member provides elaboration on a point in the selected passage. The elaboration is either predictable or not well explained.	Fair The member provides elaboration on a point in the selected passage, but the point is not relevant to the discussion, the book or the holocaust.
Mechanics of the meeting 15	Excellent The member speaks at a voice level that is appropriate. Enunciation is clear. The member has materials at the ready.	Good There are times when the member is hard to hear or speaks too loudly. There is some difficulty understanding the member due to enunciation. The member sometimes shuffles through materials.	Fair The member is very difficult to hear or almost always speaks too loudly. Enunciation makes it difficult to understand the member. The member is missing materials.
Particpation in the conv 15	Excellent The member participates appropriately with the other members. There are references to what other members have said and the text. Transitions between the member to other members is smooth. Agreements and disagreements are handled respectfully.	Good The member particpates but any of the following are either not present or not effective: References to what other members have said and the text; transitions are either not provided or awkward. The member is respectful in agreeing and disagreeing.	Fair The member either participates minimally or disrespectfully.
Materials 10	Excellent The member has two copies on index cards of their question, connection and elaboration.	Good The member has one copy on index cards of their question, connection and elaboration.	Fair The member has no copies on index cards of their question, connection and elaboration.

Subjects:

English

Types:

Reading

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