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Literature Circle Roles Assessment Rubric Name: **** Literature Circle Roles ** || ** Level 1 ** || ** Level 2 ** || ** Level 3 ** || ** Level 4 ** || requires prompts in order to guide discussion ||  questions have some relevance to topic requires minimal prompts in order to guide discussion || questions are relevance
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 * **Discussion Director ** || relies on words of others

discussion that is volunteered is guided well || guides discussion brings out all ideas of members provides thought provoking questions very responsible

all members contribute || = = ** || information lacks organization || information shows some clarity and organization || information presented logically, clearly, and in an organized fashion || information clear, well-developed, and well-presented evidence of strong organization ||
 * **Summarizer
 * Connector



Text to self Text to Text Text to World ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Arial; text-align: left;">relies on words of others in the group ideas lack organization || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Arial; text-align: left;">some personal connection to topic some organization of ideas || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Arial; text-align: left;">usually makes a personal connection to topic information is logical and organized || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Arial; text-align: left;">consistently makes a personal connection to topic, other texts, and the world uses innovative approaches ideas logically developed and organized || rarely uses specialized vocabulary || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Arial; text-align: left;">some use of figurative language limited use of specialized vocabulary || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Arial; text-align: left;">identifies and interprets figurative language frequently uses new and specialized language || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Arial; text-align: left;">consistently identifies and interprets figurative language consistently uses new and specialized language ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">Illustrator
 * Artful Artist ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Arial; text-align: left;">relevance of visuals to topic limited || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Arial; text-align: left;">some relevance of visuals to topic || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Arial; text-align: left;">visuals well designed and support topic || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Arial; text-align: left;">visuals creative and well designed, and enhance topic ||
 * **<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Arial; text-align: left;">Word Wizard ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Arial; text-align: left;">limited use of figurative language
 * **Investigator**

Books, Internet, Interviews** || has difficulty using resource tools
 * Author, Texts, History, Geography, Science

has difficulty finding information related to the author, book or world || locates a few pieces of information

focuses only on one or two areas || <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">locates background information on the topic

to gain a wider understanding of the topic || excellent research and presentation skills

provides wide range of information

uses different resources ||