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Literature Circle rubric

Assesses students productivity and participation within literature circles.

Rubric Code: Y8X4XX

By ericaschnepel

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Subject: Foreign Languages

Type: Reading

Grade Levels: (none)

Literature Circles
	Good 5 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 1 pts
Line Illuminator	Good Wrote at least 3 interesting passages from the reading to discuss with the group. The passages were challenging and thought provoking. (Minimum 100 words)	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.
Connection Captain	Good Made at least 3 intelligent and well-reasoned connections to the text. (Text to text; text to world; text to self) This is well written and at least 100 words.	Fair Made 2-3 connections but was to brief in explanation to provide a rich discussion.	Poor Provided fewer than three connections and very little or off-topic explanation.
Word wizard	Good Found 5 new, unique, or interesting words to discuss. I provided page numbers and clear, easy to understand definitions for each word. Also included the sentence and page number, easy dictionary definition, connotation and synonyms.	Fair Found 3-4 new unique, or interesting words. I provided page numbers and definition, connotation, and synonyms for each word.	Poor Found 2 or fewer new, unique or interesting words. Page numbers missing and/or unclear definitions.
Question Commander	Good I designed three questions that got the group thinking and engaged in conversation about important aspects of the book. They were higher-level thinking questions that revealed the nature of the character, theme, or plot.	Fair I designed 2-3 questions, but they didn't engage the group in higher-level thinking and/or the questions didn't address the most important aspects of character, theme, or plot	Poor I designed 2-3 questions, but they were far too easy and didn't generate in-depth conversation.
Summary Sultan	Good Wrote thorough summary of the section. Included only major ideas and events. Summary is in correct sequence and contains accurate information. I observed and commented on important changes in character, plot, or tone.(100 words minimum)	Fair Wrote summary of the section. Included some minor details along with major ideas and events. Information might be accurate, but it could be out of order. I might have commented briefly on important changes in at least one of the following: character, plot, or tone	Poor Summary missing major ideas and events from section. Focused on too many minor details. Information is inaccurate and/or out of order
Discussion Participation	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 group. ANY conversation I hear that is NOT related to the topic will result in this score.

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literature circles

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