Small Group Discussion Rubric
Name ___________________________
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You listen actively to your
peers the entire time. You
do not engage in side
conversations or fidgeting.
You maintain eye contact
and sit up straight.
You encourage your peers
to participate by posing
questions.
You are prepared with
completed reader response
notes, at least 2 discussion
questions, and your novel.
You listen actively most of
the time; however, you do
one of the following:
You are slumped over
You are fidgeting or doing
something else
You had a side
conversation
You do not listen actively to
your peers OR you say
something that is negative
or un-supportive of your
peers.
You are partially prepared
to the discussion.
You didn’t bring your
reader response, discussion
questions, or you forgot
your book.
USE TEXTUAL
EVIDENCE
You use textual evidence to
support your answer or to
challenge a peer’s idea.
You use the book to clear
up a misunderstanding or
to provide clarification.
You do not use the book in
the discussion.
CHALLENGE
EACHOTHER
INTELLECTUALLY
You challenge your peers
intellectually by getting
them to consider a new
perspective or by asking
them to find evidence to
support their claim.
Your stay on task and keep
the conversation going for
the entire discussion. If
your group runs out of
questions, you come up
with new ones
independently.
You challenge your peers
You do not challenge your
intellectually by disagreeing peers intellectually.
with a point they’ve made.
BE POSITIVE &
SUPPORTIVE
BE PUNCTUAL &
PREPARED
STAY ON TASK
You stay on task
throughout the entire
discussion and build on the
thoughts of your
classmates.
Self-Assess! My Total Score: _________
YOUR SCORE & EXPLANATION
I believe that I earned a ____ because…
You do not stay on task for
the entire discussion.
Teacher Score: _________