Article Facilitation

Grading Criteria

When you facilitate discussion of the article, you will be evaluated on the following criteria:

Article Summary, one page (4 points): 

• Were copies of the article summary provided to all group members? 

• Did the summary contain the main points of the article?

• Was the summary typed?

• Was the summary easy to understand?

 Discussion, 15-20 minutes (6 points): 

• Did the facilitator appear prepared to lead discussion?

• Was the facilitator an enthusiastic discussion leader?

• Did the facilitator make an effort to get the entire group involved in the discussion?

• Did the questions and/or activities encourage conversation and/or active involvement?

• (Within the context of normal interaction) Was discussion interesting and lively? 

• Did the discussion fill the entire time or did it run short?

MAKE A COPY OF THIS FORM AND GIVE IT TO YOUR DISCUSSION LEADER WHEN YOU FACILITATE THE DISCUSSION OF AN ARTICLE.