ENGL201 Seminar Rubric & Summary
Topic & Date:
Listener:
Speaker:
Overall Grade:
Observe and listen closely to the discussion during seminar and note your assigned speaker’s contributions in order to complete this rubric. At the conclusion of the
seminar time, circle if your assigned speaker has fallen below, met, or exceeded expectations in the three areas below, giving details about why you evaluated them
the way you did. Be specific about your details (e.g. his/her comment about Sal being lonely brought up new ideas that lead the group to an important concept
about the Beat Generation). Also provide an overall grade (A, B, C, D, or F) for your assigned speaker (at the top of the page). Also be sure to complete the seminar
summary on the second page. This assignment should be uploaded to Blackboard prior to the following class period.
Preparation
What does it
seem the
speaker has
done to
prepare?
Falls Below Expectations
-Very little
-Readings partially
completed and only
briefly reflected upon
Meets Expectations
-Readings completed
-Has thought about the
importance
-Notes or annotations
may be used
Exceeds Expectations
-Readings completed
-Has thought about importance and
connections to other concepts
-Notes or annotations used
-Shallow or brief facts
and observations
-Facts and insightful
observations
-Analysis and
interpretation
-Facts and insightful or unexpected
observations
-Analysis and interpretation
-Synthesis and evaluation
-Ideas that push discussion forward
-When directly called
upon or voluntarily, but
not often
-Intermittent
participation
-Voluntarily
-Responds to and
questions others
-Adds to the ideas of
others
-Ideas are unique or
insightful
-Consistent
participation
-Voluntarily and significantly
-Responds to and questions others
thoughtfully
-Adds to ideas of others and
combines ideas of multiple
classmates
-Ideas are unique, insightful, and
shed new lights on the topic
-Active and consistent participation
Content
What does the
speaker offer?
Contributions
When, how,
and how often
does the
speaker
participate?
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ENGL201 Seminar Rubric & Summary
Briefly summarize the questions that were discussed during seminar.
Choose one of the questions you found most interesting and summarize the main points of the discussion had by the speakers.
What are your thoughts on this question? Do you think that the speakers missed any key points or ideas on this topic? What were they?
What new thing did you learn from discussion that you did not know or expect to learn? How did it increase your understanding of the text?
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