This is a rubric for a formal discussion on a piece of literature to be used in a high school ELA classroom. Categories in the rubric include: preparation, textual evidence, literary terminology, vocabulary, listens/speaks respectfully and on task, use of analogies/allusions, overall quality of comments, and responds to others.I use this in my 9th grade ELA classroom by giving students discussion questions beforehand for them to do research for textual evidence and formulate their opinions. On t