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Discussion Students will use agreed-upon rules for formal discussions in small groups. Rubric Code: YXC7W3 By svachon Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: (Other) Grade Levels: 9-12

Discussion
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Demonstrates understanding	Poor Did not attempt to initiate an answer; answer given after prompt was unclear	Fair provided answers to facilitator’s questions in a clear, concise manner and in a timely fashion;	Good Initiated answers to the facilitator's questions with enthusiasm; answers were clear and concise and in a timely manner; occurred more than once
Raises hand	Poor Spoke out without raising hand; did not make subsequent attempts to correct behavior or comply with expectations	Fair Spoke out without raising hand at first but made subsequent efforts to correct	Good raised hand before speaking
Waits turn	Poor Spoke out without wating turn; did not make subsequent attempts to correct behavior or comply with expectations	Fair Spoke out without taking turns at first but made subsequent efforts to correct	Good waited until someone had finished with their comments before speaking
Listened intently	Poor Showed no observable signs that he was actively listening (see "Fair" column) and more than one observable sign of not listening (see "Fair" column).	Fair Showed no observable signs that was actively listening (i.e. eye contact; sitting up straight; leaning into speaker; etc.) or not listening (i.e. yawning; turned away; disrupting group, etc.)	Good listened intently to what others were saying
Showed Effort	Poor Showed little to no effort and was not prepared.	Fair responded with an appropriate, respectful and honest answer;	Good Showed preparedness and responded multiple times with an appropriate, respectful and honest answer
Asked questions	Poor Didn't ask his/her own questions.	Fair Asked one relevant question.	Good asked more than one question which was on topic and relevant
Closed conversation appropriately	Poor Did not participate much or not at all.	Fair Participated but unaware or unwilling to end the conversation	Good closed a conversation at the appropriate time, with tact and politeness.
Contribution relevant and on-topic	Poor Little to no contribution and off-topic and irrelevant when attempted	Fair Contributed but off topic and/or irrelevant at least 50% of the time	Good distinguished between relevant and irrelevant information for the purpose of contributing to the discussion
Checked for understanding	Poor Did not check for understanding.	Fair repeat another’s ideas for understanding when participating in a discussion, conversation or interview	Good rephrase another’s ideas for understanding when participating in a discussion