Name_____________________________

English 9A

Ms. Alt
Seminar 1: 2/17/2015

Socratic Seminar: Holistic Participation Rubric

MY GRADE
Participation
is
Outstanding
45--50 points

Participation
is very good
36-44 points

Participation
is satisfactory
28-35 points

Participation
is not
satisfactory
27 points or
under

Participant offers enough solid analysis, without prompting, to move the

conversation forward
Participant, through his/her comments, demonstrates a deep knowledge
of the text and the question
Participant has come to the seminar prepared, with notes and a
marked/annotated text
Participant, through his/her comments, shows that he/she is actively
listening to other participants
She/he offers clarification and/or follow-up that extends the conversation
Participant's remarks often refer to specific parts of the texts/videos.
Participant remains checked in, focused, and an active listener and note
taker throughout the hour.
Participant offers solid analysis without prompting
Through his/her comments, participant demonstrates a good knowledge
of the texts and the question
Participant has come to the seminar prepared with notes and/or a
marked/annotated texts
Participant shows that he/she is actively listening to others. She/he offers
clarification and/or follow-up and takes some notes.
Participant offers some analysis, but needs prompting from the seminar
leader and/or others
Through his/her comments, participant demonstrates a general
knowledge of the text and the question
Participant is less prepared, with few notes and no marked/annotated text
Participant is actively listening to others, but does not offer clarification
and/or follow-up to others' comments
Participant relies more upon his/her opinion, and less on the text to drive
his/her comments, takes few notes.
Participant offers little commentary or sits silently
Participant comes to the seminar ill-prepared with little understanding of
the text and question, no notes or annotations
Participant does not listen to others, offers no commentary to further the
discussion and generally checks out

Name_____________________________
English 9A

Ms. Alt
Seminar 1: 2/17/2015

DIRECTIONS: After the seminar, you will answer these questions as your assignment for Wednesday.
We will use these to reflect as a class and they do count as part of your grade.
1. Right now, what needed to be said that wasnt said during the seminar? In other words, if you had the
opportunity to respond to ANYTHING what would you say? Why?

2. Think about what was said in response to the many prompts/questions. Which statements by one of
your classmates do you agree with the most? Why?

3. What statement by one of your classmates do you agree with the least?

4. What was one thing said which made you think about something you hadnt thought of before or in so
much depth?

5. Did you enjoy the process? Explain

6. What worked really well for the seminar? Why? What needs improvement? Why?

8. List/bullet some key ideas that you gleaned from this discussion

9. Explain how the seminar influenced your thinking about a topic or a text?