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Upper Grade Communication Rubric Middle School Communication Rubric Rubric for Social Pragmatic Skills for grades 5-8 Rubric Code: F24B84X By kamidon Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Communication Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 6-8

Progress Chart
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 1 pts	Good 2 pts	Mastery 3 pts	Excels 4 pts
Basic Conversation Waits her/his turn to talk / doesn't interrupt	Poor Interrupts, does not wait for their turn.	Fair Waits for their turn when verbally reminded less than half the time.	Good Waits for their turn when verbally reminded at least half the time.	Mastery Waits for their turn without being prompted 4 out of 5 times.	Excels Waits for their turn independently 5 out of 5 times.
Basic Conversation Interrupts a conversation appropriately.	Poor Does not interrupt appropriately.	Fair Interrupts appropriately less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Interrupts appropriately at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently interrupts appropriately 4 out of 5 times.	Excels Independently interrupts appropriately 5 out of 5 times.
Topic Maintenance Stays on topic	Poor Does not stay on topic.	Fair Stays on topic less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Stays on topic at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently stays on topic 4 out of 5 times.	Excels Independently stays on topic 5 out of 5 times.
Topic Maintenance Uses appropriate topic transitions	Poor Does not transition between topics.	Fair Uses appropriate topic transitions less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Uses appropriate topic transitions at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently uses appropriate topic transitions 4 out of 5 times.	Excels Independently uses appropriate topic transitions 5 out of 5 times.
Nonverbal Language Maintains eye contact and faces/looks at communication partner	Poor Does not make any eye contact and faces/looks away from communication partner or speaker.	Fair Makes eye contact and faces/looks at communication partner or speaker less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Makes eye contact and faces/looks at communication partner or speaker at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently makes eye contact and faces/looks at communication partner or speaker 4 out of 5 times.	Excels Independently makes eye contact and faces/looks at communication partner or speaker 5 out of 5 times.
Nonverbal Language Recognizes and interprets facial expressions, gestures, and body language	Poor Does not interpret facial expressions, gestures, and body language.	Fair Interprets facial expressions, gestures, and body language less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Interprets facial expressions, gestures, and body language at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently interprets facial expressions, gestures, and body language 4 out of 5 times.	Excels Independently interprets facial expressions, gestures, and body language 5 out of 5 times.
Nonverbal Language Uses appropriate facial expressions, gestures, and body language to communicate feelings and emotions	Poor Does not use facial expressions, gestures, or body language.	Fair Uses expected facial expressions, gestures, or body language to communicate less than half of the time when prompted.	Good Uses expected facial expressions, gestures, or body language to communicate at least half of the time when prompted.	Mastery Independently uses expected facial expressions, gestures, or body language to communicate 4 out of 5 times.	Excels Independently uses expected facial expressions, gestures, or body language to communicate 5 out of 5 times.

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Social Skills, Conversations, Listening, Nonverbal Language

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