Participant offers enough solid analysis, without prompting, to move the conversation forward Participant, through 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 her comments, shows that she is actively
listening to other participants Participant offers clarification and/or follow-up that extends
the conversation Participant’s remarks often refer back to specific parts of the text.
B Level Participant
Participant offers solid analysis without prompting Through comments, participant demonstrates a good knowledge of the text and the question Participant has come to the seminar prepared, with notes and
a marked/annotated text Participant shows that he/she is actively listening to others
and offers clarification and/or follow-up
C Level Participant
Participant offers some analysis, but needs prompting from the
seminar leader Through comments, participant demonstrates a general
knowledge of the text and 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 or her opinion, and less on the text to drive her comments
D or F Level Participant
Participant offers little commentary Participant comes to the seminar ill-prepared with little
understanding of the text and question Participant does not listen to others, offers no commentary to
further the discussion Participant distracts the group by interrupting other speakers or
by offering off topic questions and comments. Participant ignores the discussion and its participants
Socratic Seminar: Participant Rubric
A Level Participant
Participant offers enough solid analysis, without prompting, to move the conversation forward
Participant, through 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 her comments, shows that she is actively
listening to other participants
Participant offers clarification and/or follow-up that extends
the conversation
Participant’s remarks often refer back to specific parts of the text.
B Level Participant
Participant offers solid analysis without prompting
Through comments, participant demonstrates a good knowledge of the text and the question
Participant has come to the seminar prepared, with notes and
a marked/annotated text
Participant shows that he/she is actively listening to others
and offers clarification and/or follow-up
C Level Participant
Participant offers some analysis, but needs prompting from the
seminar leader
Through comments, participant demonstrates a general
knowledge of the text and 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 or her opinion, and less on the text to drive her comments
D or F Level Participant
Participant offers little commentary
Participant comes to the seminar ill-prepared with little
understanding of the text and question
Participant does not listen to others, offers no commentary to
further the discussion
Participant distracts the group by interrupting other speakers or
by offering off topic questions and comments.
Participant ignores the discussion and its participants