Inner-Circle/Outer-Circle Socratic Seminar
Assessment Guide for Success
Assessment Profoundly Proficient
Category
The student has thoroughly
prepared for the Socratic
seminar by completely
answering all five discussion
questions. The student
demonstrates
“completeness” by answering
the question clearly,
Preparation providing a direct quote
(60) from one of our texts with an
MLA citation, and
analytically explaining how
the quote supports their
answer. The student came to
class on the day of the
seminar with their
preparation notes for
reference.
51-60
The student demonstrates
the ability to work
collaboratively in diverse
teams by speaking at least
Communication two times during their inner-
and Listening circle discussion and listening
(30) actively in the large circle.
The student demonstrates
Quite Competent
The student has mostly
prepared for the Socratic
seminar by completely
answering at least three
questions OR partially
answering all five questions.
For a partial response, the
student has completed at least
two of the following for each
question: answered the
question clearly; provided a
direct quote from one of our
texts with an MLA citation; or
analytically explained how the
quote supports their answer.
The student came to class on
the day of the seminar with
their preparation notes for
reference.
42-50
The student demonstrates
progress toward working
collaboratively in diverse teams
by speaking at least one time
during their inner-circle
discussion and listening in the
large circle. The student
demonstrates progress toward
Still Struggling Score
The student has not
sufficiently prepared for the _______ / 60
Socratic seminar. The student
has completely answered two
questions OR partially
answered at least two
questions. For a partial
response, the student has
completed at least one of the
following for each question:
answered the question
clearly; provided a direct
quote from one of our texts
with an MLA citation; or
analytically explained how the
quote supports their answer.
The student did not come to
class on the day of the
seminar with their
preparation notes.
Up to 41
The student is still struggling at
working collaboratively in
diverse teams and
demonstrates this challenge by
remaining silent during their
inner-circle discussion and
failing to listen in the large
circle. The student might be
Inner-Circle/Outer-Circle Socratic Seminar
Assessment Guide for Success
active listening skills by being
active listening skills by sleeping, talking, using an
silent in the large circle, accidentally speaking once or electronic device, among other _______ / 30
taking notes on their peers’ twice in the large circle, taking distractions. The student
contributions, and some notes on their peers’ rarely or never references the
referencing the previous contributions, and attempting previous speaker during the
speaker during their inner- to reference the previous inner-circle discussion. The
circle discussion. The student speaker during their inner- student often neglects to
follows all class-created circle discussion. The student follow class-created
discussion norms. mostly follows class-created discussion norms.
26-30 discussion norms, forgetting Up to 20
one or two occasionally.
21-25
The student thoughtfully The student mostly completed The student insufficiently
completed the reflective self- the reflective self-assessment completed the reflective self-
assessment by noting in by thoroughly completing at assessment by inadequately _______ / 10
detail something memorable least two of the following: completing at least two of the
Reflective Self- that a classmate contributed noting something memorable following: noting something
Assessment during the discussion; that a classmate contributed memorable that a classmate
(10) honestly reflecting on their during the discussion; honestly contributed during the
own preparation and reflecting on their own discussion; honestly reflecting
participation during the preparation and participation on their own preparation and
Socratic process; and during the Socratic process; or participation during the
reflecting on the usefulness reflecting on the usefulness of Socratic process; or reflecting
of the Socratic process as it the Socratic process as it was on the usefulness of the
was conducted in our class. conducted in our class. Socratic process as it was
8-10 7-10 conducted in our class.
Up to 6

Total (100) ______ / 100