Seminar Rubric

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

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