English 140 A

RUBRIC #1: DISCUSSION FORUM

Professor Raquel M. Guardia L.
May 1

General Expectations:
It is expected you participate in all the discussion forums in this course. At the very least, it is wanted
you post an original thought and a response to somebody else’s thought for each discussion. I don’t
grade by counting up your posts/ answers, but for an “A”, you really need to be part of the discussion
more than just by submitting one or two solo thoughts, and more than just responding with a remark
such as, “I agree!”

GRADING RUBRIC
Criteria Outstanding
2 Points
Student consistently initiates
and/or responds to postings daily
during the discussion period and
Promptness and
demonstrates good self-initiative.
Initiative
Student consistently makes
grammatically correct
posts with rare
Delivery of Post misspellings.
Student consistently posts
topics/comments related to
Relevance of Post discussion topic; cites
additional references related to
topic.
Student expresses opinions
and ideas in a clear and
concise manner with an
Expression within obvious connection to the
the Post topic. You can use text
language and stickers but
be careful and do not
overuse.
Contribution to the Student is aware of needs of
Learning community; frequently
Community (group) attempts to motivate the group
discussion; presents creative
approaches to the
topic/answer.
Scores
Good
1 Point
Student rarely participates. S/He limits
to express approval expressions as for
example, “yes”, “I agree with you”,
“it´s true”, or simply limits to respond
to the question set by the professor and
stay waiting for the next one. This
shows limited initiative.
Student commits several mistakes,
or it is not clear what s/he tried to
express. It appears “hasty”.
Most answers/ posts are short in
length and offer no further insight
into the topic/ question.
There is an unclear connection to the
topic evidenced in minimal
expression of answers, opinions or
comments.
Occasionally shows meaningful
reflection on the discussion content
that enriches group’s knowledge.
Below expectations
0 Point
Student responds just one
question, post one comment, or
does not respond during the
whole session.
There are too many mistakes
that make impossible to
understand the idea or there is
no post/ any answer. Answers
were posted after forum session
or time assigned for the
discussion.
Post/ answer is not related to
the discussion content/
question. S/He makes short/
long and/ or irrelevant remarks.
Answers/ comments are not
expressed clearly or the student
expresses nothing.
Does not try to participate as
the discussion is developed;
s/he shows indifference.