A Level Participant

Ø       Participant offers enough solid analysis, without prompting, to move the conversation forward  

Ø       Participant, through his or her comments, demonstrates a deep knowledge of the text and the question  

Ø       Participant has come to the seminar prepared, with notes and a marked/annotated text  

Ø       Participant, through his or her comments, shows that s/he is actively listening to other participants  

Ø       S/he offers clarification and/or follow-up that extends the conversation

 Ø       Participant’s remarks often refer back to specific parts of the text.

B Level Participant

Ø       Participant offers solid analysis without prompting

Ø       Through his or her comments, participant demonstrates a good knowledge of the text and the question

Ø       Participant has come to the seminar prepared, with notes and a marked/annotated text

Ø       Participant shows that s/he is actively listening to others.  S/he offers clarification and/or follow-up

C Level Participant

Ø       Participant offers some analysis, but needs prompting from the seminar leader

Ø       Through his or her comments, participant demonstrates a general knowledge of the text and question

Ø       Participant is less prepared, with few notes and no marked/annotated text

Ø       Participant is actively listening to others, but does not offer clarification and/or follow-up to others’ comments

Ø       Participant relies more upon his or her opinion, and less on the text to drive his or her comments

D or E Level Participant

Ø       Participant offers little commentary

Ø       Participant comes to the seminar ill-prepared with little understanding of the text and question

Ø       Participant does not listen to others, offers no commentary to further the discussion