When I taught 3rd and 4th grade, I would use one Book Club or Literacy

Circle rubric per student over a course of four or five weeks to give me an
overall visual of their performance. I just checked whatever boxes I thought
suited their performance, and used a different color pen each time so I could
distinguish the days of my notes. (I also attached a slightly different rubric in
case you prefer to take grades of the individual meeting days.)

Then I’d send it home along with their self evaluations and any hard
copies of their completed work. You can drop by my store for a FREE copy of
the kid-friendly self evaluation or other Book Club related items. I’m working
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Book Club / Literature Circle Rubric (A)
Name:______________________
Exceeds Standard
25
*Comes to the discussion
group prepared
*Assignments are fully
Preparedness completed
*May have brought extra
discussion points to the
table
*Expresses thoughts and
Comprehension ideas effectively
Skills *Uses a wide array of
thinking skills and provides
Teacher evidence from the text to
Questioning support ideas and opinions
*Takes turns
*Often actively solicits
others’ comments and
Discussion Skills opinions
*Responds to others
Social Behaviors appropriately and
effectively
*Effectively persuades
others if own ideas are
different
*Often independently and
effectively volunteers,
contributes, clarifies,
Participation illuminates, or expands
discussion points even
when it’s not his turn
Date
Overall Grade: __________
Title:_____________________________
Meets Standard Almost Meets Does Not Meet the
20 Standard Standard
15 10
*Comes to the group *Comes to the group *Not prepared or
prepared somewhat prepared didn’t finish the
*Assignments are *Assignments are assigned reading
completed somewhat complete *Assignments are
mostly incomplete
*Expresses thoughts *Can mostly express *Has difficulty
and ideas adequately thoughts and ideas expressing ideas and
*Uses some different *Uses some thinking using the text to
thinking skills and skills, but has some support ideas
provides evidence difficulty using the
from the text to text to support ideas
support ideas
*Takes turns *Takes turns *Has difficulty
*Sometimes solicits *Responds to others responding to group
others’ comments and appropriately members
opinions *Has difficulty
*Responds to others contributing to the
appropriately and discussion
effectively
*Independently and *Sometimes *Has difficulty
effectively contributes contributes to the contributing to
to group discussion, group discussion discussion
volunteers even when *Sometimes needs *Often needs
it’s not his turn outside guidance and
encouragement to encouragement for
contribute participation
Teacher’s Notes & Comments
Book Club / Literature Circle Rubric (B)
Name:______________________
Exceeds Standard
25
*Comes to the discussion
group prepared
*Assignments are fully
Preparedness completed
*May have brought extra
discussion points to the
table
*Expresses thoughts and
Comprehension ideas effectively
Skills *Uses a wide array of
thinking skills and provides
Teacher evidence from the text to
Questioning support ideas and opinions
*Takes turns
*Often actively solicits
others’ comments and
Discussion Skills opinions
*Responds to others
Social Behaviors appropriately and
effectively
*Effectively persuades
others if own ideas are
different
*Often independently and
effectively volunteers,
contributes, clarifies,
Participation illuminates, or expands
discussion points even
when it’s not his turn
Date Teacher’s Notes & Comments
Overall Grade: ______
Title:_____________________________
Meets Standard Almost Meets Does Not Meet the
20 Standard Standard
15 10
*Comes to the group *Comes to the group *Not prepared or
prepared somewhat prepared didn’t finish the
*Assignments are *Assignments are assigned reading
completed somewhat complete *Assignments are
mostly incomplete
*Expresses thoughts *Can mostly express *Has difficulty
and ideas adequately thoughts and ideas expressing ideas and
*Uses some different *Uses some thinking using the text to
thinking skills and skills, but has some support ideas
provides evidence difficulty using the
from the text to text to support ideas
support ideas
*Takes turns *Takes turns *Has difficulty
*Sometimes solicits *Responds to others responding to group
others’ comments and appropriately members
opinions *Has difficulty
*Responds to others contributing to the
appropriately and discussion
effectively
*Independently and *Sometimes *Has difficulty
effectively contributes contributes to the contributing to
to group discussion, group discussion discussion
volunteers even when *Sometimes needs *Often needs
it’s not his turn outside guidance and
encouragement to encouragement for
contribute participation
Grade
Earned
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