Socratic Seminar: Participant Rubric



Socratic Seminar Guidelines and Rubric

Guidelines for Participating

• Come prepared. Bring notes and info that is relevant to the discussion.

• Participate, participate, participate!

• Back up your comments with evidence/ facts.

• Try to comment on someone else's previous statement before you give yours.

• Personal stories should have a direct connection to the facts.

• Keep discussion alive by asking open-ended, thought-provoking questions.

• Disagree with comments, not individuals. NEVER put anyone down.

• Use your speaking time fairly (contribute but do not control).

Socratic Seminar Rubric

| |5 |4 |3 |2 |Total |

|Conduct |*Patient with differing |*Respectful. |*Participates but shows|*Disrespectful. | |

| |opinions. |*Comments, but does not|impatience. |*Argumentative. | |

| |*Asks for clarification. |attempt to involve |*Some focus. |*Does not participate. | |

| |*Brings others into the |others. |*Engages in “sidebar” | | |

| |dialogue. |*Generally focused. |conversations. | | |

| |*Very focused on the | | | | |

| |dialogue. | | | | |

|Speaking |*Speaks to all participants.|*Speaks to most |*Speaks too softly. |*Reluctant to speak. | |

| |*Articulate. |participants. |*Needs prompting to get|*Comments do not support| |

| |*Takes a leadership role |*Attempts to move on to|involved. |point. | |

| |without monopolizing the |new ideas. |*Has no sustainable | | |

| |discussion. |*Tends to “ramble on” |point; uses “sound | | |

| | |after making a point. |bites.” | | |

| | | |*Monopolizes the | | |

| | | |discussion. | | |

|Reasoning |*Cites relevant text. |*Makes limited |*Accurate on minor |*Illogical comments. | |

| |*Relates topic to outside |connections to others’ |points, but misses the |*Ignores the movement of| |

| |knowledge and other topics. |ideas. |main point. |the seminar. | |

| |*Makes connections between |*Some intriguing points|*No textual support; | | |

| |own thoughts and others’. |that merit reaction. |“talking of the top of | | |

| |*Willing to take an |*Some references to |your head.” | | |

| |alternate viewpoint. |text. |*Refuses to acknowledge| | |

| |*Asks questions to further | |alternate viewpoints. | | |

| |dialogue. | | | | |

|Listening |*Writes down comments, |*Generally attentive |*Appears disconnected. |*Inattentive. | |

| |questions, ideas. |and focused. |*Takes limited notes. |*Comments show lack of | |

| |*Builds on other’s ideas & |*Responds thoughtfully.| |understanding. | |

| |gives others credit. |*Takes some notes. | |*Takes no notes. | |

|Reading/ |*Familiar with text. |*Fairly familiar with |*Confused with key |*Unfamiliar with text. | |

|Preparation |*Understands major concepts.|text. |concepts of text. |*Writing assignment | |

| |*Writing assignment |*Asks for references. |*Writing assignment may|completed but not on | |

| |completed on time. |*Writing assignment |be completed on time. |time. | |

| |*Was well prepared in small |completed on time. |*Occasionally prepared |*Very much unprepared in| |

| |discussion groups. |*Was mostly prepared in|in small discussion |small discussion groups.| |

| | |small discussion groups|groups. | | |

| Total: |

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