Middle School Debate Rubric Collaborative Work Skills

Name: __________________________________Class Period: _________________Person Being Evaluated: __________________________________Debate Project: __________________________________________TopicAttitudeContributionsFocus on theTaskMiddle School Debate RubricCollaborative Work SkillsPoorFairGood123Occasionally ispublicly criticalof the project orthe work of othermembers of thegroup. Usuallyhas a positiveattitude about thetask(s).Often is publiclycritical of theproject or thework of othermembers of thegroup. Often hasa positiveattitude about thetask(s).Rarely providesuseful ideaswhenparticipating inthe group and inclassroomdiscussion. Mayrefuse toparticipate.Rarely focuseson the task andwhat needs to bedone. Letsothers do thework.Sometimesprovides usefulideas whenparticipating inthe group and inclassroomdiscussion. Asatisfactorygroup memberwho does what isrequired.Focuses on thetask and whatneeds to be donesome of the time.Other groupmembers mustsometimes nag,prod, and remindto keep thisperson on task.Rarely ispublicly criticalof the project orthe work ofothers. Often hasa positiveattitude about thetask(s).Usually providesuseful ideaswhenparticipating inthe group and inclassroomdiscussion. Astrong groupmember whotries hard!Focuses on thetask and whatneeds to be donemost of the time.Other groupmembers cancount on thisperson.Excellent4Never is publiclycritical of theproject or thework of others.Always has apositive attitudeabout the task(s).Routinelyprovides usefulideas whenparticipating inthe group and inclassroomdiscussion. Adefinite leaderwho contributesa lot of effort.Consistentlystays focused onthe task and whatneeds to be done.Very selfdirected.1

Name: __________________________________Class Period: _________________Person Being Evaluated: __________________________________Debate Project: __________________________________________TopicMonitors GroupEffectivenessPreparednessProblem-SolvingMiddle School Debate RubricCollaborative Work SkillsPoorFairGood123Occasionallymonitors theeffectiveness ofthe group andworks to makethe group moreeffective.Rarely monitorsthe effectivenessof the group anddoes not work tomake it moreeffective.Often forgetsneeded materialsor is rarely readyto get to work.Does not try tosolve problemsor help otherssolve problems.Lets others dothe work.Quality of Work Provides workthat usuallyneeds to bechecked/redoneby others toensure quality.Almost alwaysbrings neededmaterials, butsometimes needsto settle downand get to work.Does not suggestor refinesolutions, but iswilling to try outsolutionssuggested byothers.Provides workthat occasionallyneeds to bechecked/redoneby other groupmembers toensure quality.Routinelymonitors theeffectiveness ofthe group andworks to makethe group moreeffective.Almost alwaysbrings neededmaterials to classand is ready towork.Refines solutionssuggested byothers.Provides highquality work.Excellent4Routinelymonitors theeffectiveness ofthe group andmakessuggestions tomake it moreeffective.Brings neededmaterials to classand is alwaysready to work.Actively looksfor and suggestssolutions toproblems.Provides work ofthe highestquality.2

Name: __________________________________Class Period: _________________Person Being Evaluated: __________________________________Debate Project: __________________________________________TopicTimeManagementWorking withOthersMiddle School Debate RubricCollaborative Work SkillsPoorFairGood123Tends toprocrastinate, butalways getsthings done bythe deadlines.Group does nothave to adjustdeadlines orworkresponsibilitiesbecause of thisperson’sprocrastination.Rarely getsthings done bythe deadlinesAND group hasto adjustdeadlines orworkresponsibilitiesbecause of thisperson’sinadequate timemanagement.Rarely listens to,shares with, andsupports theefforts of others.Often is not agood teamplayer.Often listens to,shares with, andsupports theefforts of others,but sometimes isnot a good teammember.Usually usestime wellthroughout theproject, but mayhaveprocrastinated onone thing. Groupdoes not have toadjust deadlinesor workresponsibilitiesbecause of thisperson’sprocrastination.Usually listensto, shares with,and supports theefforts of others.Does not cause“waves” in thegroup.Excellent4Routinely usestime wellthroughout theproject to ensurethings get doneon time. Groupdoes not have toadjust deadlinesor workresponsibilitiesbecause of thisperson’sprocrastination.Almost alwayslistens to, shareswith, andsupports theefforts of others.Tries to keeppeople workingwell together.Total Points = _______/36___3