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Socratic Seminar Rubric

The document provides a rubric and checklist for evaluating student participation in a Socratic seminar. The rubric assesses active listening, accountability and respect, quality of comments, questions posed, and responses. Students are scored on a scale from 10-9 to 1-4 in these areas. The checklist allows students to self-assess their participation by checking boxes for taking notes, only speaking to add to the discussion, avoiding phones, citing the text, engaging questions, debate, and eye contact with peers during responses.

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Socratic Seminar Rubric

The document provides a rubric and checklist for evaluating student participation in a Socratic seminar. The rubric assesses active listening, accountability and respect, quality of comments, questions posed, and responses. Students are scored on a scale from 10-9 to 1-4 in these areas. The checklist allows students to self-assess their participation by checking boxes for taking notes, only speaking to add to the discussion, avoiding phones, citing the text, engaging questions, debate, and eye contact with peers during responses.

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Socratic Seminar Rubric + Checklist

Category 10-9 8-7 6-5 4-1

Active Listening Taking notes and Taking notes while Notes may be Not engaging with their
responding using others are talking. minimal. Responses peers, not taking notes
what someone else Responses may not don’t use their peers' and being on their
previously said. include any mention of responses. Phones phone more than once.
Being engaged with what was previously may appear on the
the conversation and said. Not using desk.
not being on any phones or devices.
devices.

Accountable Only talks when Only talks when Dominates the Does not speak at all or
Respect addressing the whole addressing the whole conversation by dominates the
class. Encourages class. Might speaking over conversation. Does not
others to talk after “dominate” the others. May not address the whole class
they have added conversation by not address the whole to give opportunities for
multiple comments. allowing others to class while talking. them to speak.
speak.

Quality of Student adds to the Student adds to the Student adds to the Student did not mention
Comments conversation 3 or conversation 2 times conversation 1 times the book in their
more times with with mentions of the with mentions of the responses.
mentions of the book. book. book.

Questions Student poses a Student poses a Student poses a Student either does not
question to the class question that question that may be pose a question at all or
that stimulates encourages others to difficult for the class their question does not
conversation and participate, but may to answer or may not relate to the text or a
encourages others to not relate to the text. relate to the text. previous question.
participate.

Responses Student actively Student engages with Students responses Students responses are
engages with other others in their may not engage with off topic and do not
students in their response, but may not others in their relate to the original
response, making make eye contact with response and they question. No eye
eye contact with one another. do not make eye contact and only looks
them and not OR contact with one at the teacher.
addressing the Student’s notebook another. Addresses OR
teacher. demonstrates an the teacher. Student’s notebook is
OR understanding of the OR not filled with any notes
Student’s notebook conversation but does Student’s notebook adding on to anybody’s
demonstrates an not respond is lacking responses responses. Does not
engagement with one accurately to what the and does not show accuracy in
another by asking question was asking. demonstrate an understanding the
follow up questions understanding of the question.
or writing down their question.
thoughts.
Socratic Seminar Rubric + Checklist

Socratic Seminar Checklist for Students

Directions: Use the following checklist as we conduct our Socratic Seminar as a form of
self-assessment. Place a check mark next to what you have done and give yourself a score
based on your performance.

Was I actively taking notes and writing down my responses?


Did I only talk when I was able to add something to the class conversation?
Did I stay off of my phone the entire time of the Socratic Seminar?
Did I respond with examples from the book?
Did my question engage the class in conversation?
Did my question spark any debate?
Did I ask any clarifying questions?
Were your responses directed at the classmates and not the teacher?
Were you making eye contact with your classmates in your responses?

While this checklist may not cover every detail from the rubric, it will give you a pretty good
understanding of what you need to do. Make sure you read over the rubric and ask any
questions before we begin!

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