discussion and researches topic and researches topic discussion Fails to prepare notes Understands topic Prepares topic Prepares limited or or bring materials prepared References applicable clarification questions incomplete notes outside sources before discussion Internalizes/readily Refers to notes during recalls information discussion Respectfully listens, Respectfully listens to Listens but Listens but avoids interacts and poses others without talking occasionally speaks speaking questions to all team over anyone out of order Speaks but is off topic Follow rules for members Seeks others’ opinions Strays from task/topic most of the time collegial Helps direct group in Stays on task/topic Ineffective use of Disrespectful to reaching a conclusion Effective use of time/does not meet others or disruptive discussions Superior use of time/meets goals goals Ineffective use of time/meets goals time/does not meet goals Expresses own views Expresses own views Listens to others and Disregards or ignores while acknowledging and listens to others’ sometimes gives input. information others’ views views Rarely asks for expressed by others Respectfully challenges Asks for clarification of clarification of others’ Does not develop a Acknowledge unsubstantiated claims others’ views as views position new information Reflects on own views in needed Considers changing Refuses to consider expressed by light of new information Accepts new position, but does not changing position others Willing to change information based on despite evidence Disengages from positions with evidence provided discussion when new substantial evidence information is presented Questions make Questions suggest Questions attempt Questions connect Pose questions connections between connections between only obvious or limited only to personal that connect credible evidence, credible evidence and connections between observations or are others’ views, and personal observations evidence and personal nonexistent ideas personal observations and ideas observations Analyzes significance or Identifies major points Paraphrases others’ Unable/unwilling to weakness of an of an argument discussion of the follow an argument argument Identifies relevance of credibility of an or evidence Evaluates soundness of evidence argument or evidence Unable/unwilling to evidence Considers reasoning Fails to consider consider reasoning or Evaluates reasoning and and opinions of others reasoning or opinions opinions of others Apply thinking opinions of others Draws simple or of others Unable/unwilling to processes Draws conclusions obvious conclusions Draws basic draw conclusions beyond the obvious Demonstrates effective conclusions Unable/unwilling to Demonstrates superior ability to speak about a Demonstrates some speak about a topic or ability to speak about a topic and makes ability to speak about to make any topic and makes sound general connections a topic and makes connections connections limited connections
discussion prepared and researches topic Understands topic References applicable outside sources Internalizes/readily recalls information and researches topic Prepares topic clarification questions before discussion Refers to notes during discussion discussion Prepares limited or incomplete notes Fails to prepare notes or bring materials Follow rules for collegial discussions Respectfully listens, interacts and poses questions to all team members Helps direct group in reaching a conclusion Superior use of time/meets goals Respectfully listens to others without talking over anyone Seeks others’ opinions Stays on task/topic Effective use of time/meets goals Listens but occasionally speaks out of order Strays from task/topic Ineffective use of time/does not meet goals Listens but avoids speaking Speaks but is off topic most of the time Disrespectful to others or disruptive Ineffective use of time/does not meet goals Acknowledge new information expressed by others Expresses own views while acknowledging others’ views Respectfully challenges unsubstantiated claims Reflects on own views in light of new information Willing to change positions with substantial evidence Expresses own views and listens to others’ views Asks for clarification of others’ views as needed Accepts new information based on evidence provided Listens to others and sometimes gives input. Rarely asks for clarification of others’ views Considers changing position, but does not despite evidence Disregards or ignores information expressed by others Does not develop a position Refuses to consider changing position Disengages from discussion when new information is presented Pose questions that connect ideas Questions make connections between credible evidence, others’ views, and personal observations Questions suggest connections between credible evidence and personal observations and ideas Questions attempt only obvious or limited connections between evidence and personal observations Questions connect only to personal observations or are nonexistent Apply thinking processes Analyzes significance or weakness of an argument Evaluates soundness of evidence Evaluates reasoning and opinions of others Draws conclusions beyond the obvious Demonstrates superior ability to speak about a topic and makes sound connections Identifies major points of an argument Identifies relevance of evidence Considers reasoning and opinions of others Draws simple or obvious conclusions Demonstrates effective ability to speak about a topic and makes general connections Paraphrases others’ discussion of the credibility of an argument or evidence Fails to consider reasoning or opinions of others Draws basic conclusions Demonstrates some ability to speak about a topic and makes limited connections Unable/unwilling to follow an argument or evidence Unable/unwilling to consider reasoning or opinions of others Unable/unwilling to draw conclusions Unable/unwilling to speak about a topic or to make any connections
g_00002_201406170717_Revise%20Summer%202014DBQ%20Grade%207%20Form.docx