CATEGORY

Exemplary

Proficient

Emerging

Beginning

Theme

Participant offers enough solid thematic analysis, without prompting, to move the conversation forward and includes extensive evidence from text.

Student demonstrates a good knowledge of the text and theme through his/her comments, with some evidence from the text.

Student demonstrates a general knowledge of the theme, but provides minimal supporting evidence from the text.

Student offers few if any comments and demonstrates little understanding of the text and theme.

Participation

Student, through her/his comments, shows that she is actively reading and understanding the comments of other participants and offers clarification and/or follow-up that extends the conversation.

Student shows that she is actively reading the comments of others. She/he offers clarification and/or follow-up.

Student is actively reading the comments others, but does not offer clarification and/or follow-up to others’ comments

Student does not listen to others, offers no commentary to further the discussion.

Visibility

Student has responded to the main prompt on the discussion board. Student has responded to at least two others in this same discussion area and has posted on at least several different days throughout the week and has responded to comments upon his post as necessary.

Student has responded to the main prompt on the discussion board. Student has responded to at least two others in this same discussion area and has posted on at least two different days throughout the week and has responded to comments upon his post as necessary.

Student has responded to the main prompt on the discussion board. Student has responded to at least two others in this same discussion area and has posted on at least one day during the week and has not responded to comments to his post.

Student has responded to the main prompt on the discussion board. Student has not responded to others and has and has not responded to comments to his post.