Class Discussion Rubric

5 4 3 2 1
Timely and Volunteers Volunteers Struggles but Does not participate and/or only
appropriate comments, most comments but participates, makes negative or disruptive
comments, are appropriate lacks depth, may occasionally offers remarks, comments are
thoughtful and and reflect some or may not lead a comment when inappropriate or off topic
reflective, thoughtfulness, to other questions directly questioned,
responds leads to other from students may simply restate
Quality of respectfully to questions or questions or points
Comments other student's remarks from previously raised,
remarks, provokes student and/or may add nothing
questions and others new to the
comments from discussion or
the group provoke no
responses or
question
Clear reference to Has done the Has done the Has not read the Unable to refer to text for
text being reading with reading; lacks entire text and evidence or support of remarks
discussed and some thoroughness of cannot sustain any
Resource/ connects to it to thoroughness, understanding or reference to it in
Document other text or may lack some insight the course of
reference points detail or critical discussion
Reference from previous insight
readings and
discussions
Posture, demeanor Listens to others Listens to others Drifts in and out of Disrespectful of others when
and behavior most of the time, some of the time, discussion, they are speaking; behavior
clearly does not stay does not stay listening to some indicates total non-involvement
demonstrate focused on focused on remarks while with group or discussion
respect and other's comments other's comments clearly missing or
attentiveness to (too busy (too busy ignoring others
others formulating own) formulating own)
Active or loses or loses
Listening continuity of continuity of
discussion. discussion.
Shows Shows some
consistency in consistency in
responding to the responding to the
comments of comments of
others others