General Rubric of Listening/Viewing and Discussion Activities Grades 3 or 4 Student's Name: ________________ Date of Assessment:____________ 4 Exemplary The student listened with excellent attentiveness; face forward, eyes on the speaker or item being viewed. The student participated in class discussion by framing excellently thought out questions to gain more information. The student participated in class discussion by stating thoughts and understandings in a very articulate manner. The student demonstrated an excellent understanding of the information presented as reflected by his/her comments. 3 Accomplished The student listened with good attentiveness; face forward, eyes on the speaker or item being viewed. The student participated in class discussion by framing well thought out questions to gain more information. The student participated in class discussion by stating thoughts and understandings in a fairly articulate manner. The student demonstrated a good understanding of the information presented as reflected in his/her comments. 2 Developing The student listened with fair attentiveness; face forward, eyes on the speaker or item being viewed. The student participated in class discussion by framing fairly well thought out questions to gain more information. The student participated in class discussion by stating thoughts and understandings in a somewhat articulate manner. The student demonstrated somewhat of an understanding of the information presented as reflected in his/her comments. 1 Beginning The student listened with little attentiveness, was frequently distracted and did not, often, pay attention to the speaker or item being viewed. The student participated little in class discussion. The student participated rarely in class discussion and did not state thoughts and understandings in an understandable manner. The student demonstrated poor or no understanding of the information presented as reflected in his/her comments. 0 Not Able to be Assessed: The student did not listened with any attentiveness, was frequently distracted and did not pay attention to the speaker or item being viewed. The student did not participate in class discussion. Teacher's/Media Coordinator's Comments and Observations: