Assessment Timeline

Before project work begins

Students work on projects and complete tasks

After project work is completed

Think-Pair-Share Quickwrite

Anecdotal Notes Survey

Collaboration Rubric Reading Responses Conferences

Seminar Rubric Project Rubric Checklist

Seminar Rubric Project Rubric

Collaboration Rubric Reflections

Give students daily class work and homework grades for maintaining their reading status. Each day, check with students to see how many pages they have read. Ask comprehension questions to gauge general understanding and adjust instruction as necessary.

Grade e-circle participation. Give points for showing the following:

• Effective interaction about the book
• Elements of good reader-response
• Acceptable spelling, usage, and grammar

Ask students to self-assess their use of reading strategies periodically throughout the reading of the book. Review these reflections to assess progress and understanding.

Assess Socratic seminar participation using this seminar rubric. Provide students with a checklist to help them track their own progress on the project. Ask students to assess their group work using the collaboration rubric. Assess student projects and presentations using the project rubric.

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