7/31/2019 Rubric for Honors

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This is your opportunity to facilitate a discussion on the reading of your choice. By careful

examination and analysis of the text, you will motivate the class to engage with questions you

think are important, relevant key points, and any other factors that would pertain to the topic.

You have half of the class to do this, so make sure you use your time wisely. If you have any ideas

you'd like to try and any more questions with the text, you can always come to my office hours for

more discussion. Your presentation must include the following components:

1. Presentation. You and your partner will present the main ideas of the reading and display themain arguments to the class. There are many ways to go about doing this, which is ultimately up

to you. You may use a powerpoint, the chalkboard, a handout, etc. A visual componentmust

accompany your presentation.

2. Discussion. You and your partner must facilitate a philosophical discussion for the topic you

present. This will require three discussion questions, which you and your partner will create and

hand in to me at the end of your presentation. These questions may pertain to particular points

that stood out that you'd like to have the class discuss, or something that puzzled you in the

reading.

**Note: You can choose to integrate your presentation with the discussion or break them apart ifyou wish. In other words, you may ask your discussion questions as you are explaining the main

points of the reading, or you may give your presentation first and have discussion afterwards. You

and your partner have only half of the class to give your presentation. Therefore, don't spend too

much time on the presentation itself. You want to make sure you leave enough time for discussion

on your three questions. If, however, you are unable to ask all three of your questions to the class,

this will not necessarily count against you if the class was deeply engaged in only one or two of

your questions (this is a sign of a good question). It should not be the case that all three questions

take you five minutes to discuss (this means that they weren't deep enough questions). You have

30-40 minutes to present your project. At 40 minutes, I will cut you off. All presentation materials

should be handed in to me via hard copy (if you choose to use the chalkboard, please have a copy

of the notes you wish to use so that you can hand them in to me).

Below is a rubric of how I will be grading your facilitation:

1. Engagement of Text: 15 points. Full credit includes discussing the main points of the reading

with a rich understanding and critical thinking of the content. Outstanding engagement is full of

thought, insight, and analysis.

2. Quality of questions: 15 points. Full credit includes well developed, complex questions (not just

"What did you think about X?"). Questions should be philosophical in nature and thought

provoking.

3. Preparation: 15 points. Full credit means that the students have demonstrated a completion of

the readings and have made several clear connections and ways of explaining the material

understandable. This also demonstrates a clear and organized understanding of the topic.

4. Speaking Skills and Physical Expression: 15 points. Full credit means a poised, clear

articulation/pronounciation, proper volume, speaking rate and with energy. Students convey

confidence and credibility on their content.