Discussion Rubric

Follow this rubric closely when you are participating in your expert discussion
and your home group discussion.
1 2 3 4
Asking Follow-Up Students only Students ask 1 Students ask 2 Students ask 3 or
Questions they ask one follow- follow-up follow-up more follow-up
up question in question in questions in questions in both
should be original
either the both the expert both the expert the expert and
and ask for more expert group or group and group and home group.
than a simple the home home group home group.
elaboration group.

Using Supporting Students use Students use Students use Students use
Evidence supporting supporting supporting supporting
collected directly evidence only evidence 2-3 evidence 4-5 evidence more
from the webpage once in both times in both times in both than 5 times in
or previous groups. groups. groups. both groups.
knowledge

Making Students do not Students make Students make Students make

Connections make any at least one 1- 2 more than 2
either among the connections in connection in connections in connections in
reform either group. either of their both the expert both groups.
movements or groups. and home
previous ideas group.

Using Sentence Students use Students use a Students use 2 Students use
Frames Using only one sentence frame sentence more than 2
the sentence sentence frame in the expert frames in both sentence frames
frames given or during both discussion and group in both group
one created by home and in the group discussions. discussions.
you. expert group discussion.
discussions.

Offering New Students do not Students offer Students offer Students offer
Ideas New ideas offer any new, one new, 2 new, original more than 2
that are original original ideas. original idea in ideas in both of new, original
and contain some either one of their group. ideas in both
level of critical their groups. groups.
thinking skills.