Rubric for Socratic Seminar on Branches of U.

S, Government

Advanced Satisfactory Developing Unsatisfactory

4 3 2 1
Questioning TS has prepared TS has prepared TS has very few TS has not
several questions questions, mostly questions prepared
based on the text at a lower level TS asks very few questions
TS asks several TS asks some questions TS does not ask
questions during questions during questions
the seminar the seminar
Speaking TS engages TS makes TS is TS is
all participants comments debating disruptive
TS makes often, but TS is only Argumentativ
connections to does not lead voicing their e
other speakers others opinion Mumbles/
Refers TS is not an makes
directly to the effective inappropriate
text listener comments
Considers all Responds to Disrespectful
opinions questions of peers
Makes no
connections
Listening TS writes TS takes few TS is not an TS has no
down thoughts notes effective listening skills
TS TS makes listener demonstrated
demonstrates some eye TS is judging
effective contact with peers
listening skills peers
TS asks for
clarification
Reading TS identifies key TS identifies TS has very TS is unprepared
words, concepts some few notes, if for discussion
or phrases from words/concepts or any TS seems to have
texts phrases from text TS tries to not read any
TS has notes of TS has some read text in TEXTS
main ideas and notes class for
points answers;
unprepared