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Performance Checklist

Attribute:  Elaboration   Builds on other people's thinking

Observable Indicators Often Sometimes Not Yet
What it looks like:      

Listens attentively to others' thoughts and builds on them

      

Uses multiple resources to develop own thinking

      

Extends others' writing

      
What it sounds like:      

Uses expressions like "I'd like to add. . .", "Your statement makes me think of. . .", "Another thought is. . ."

      

Adds detail to others' ideas

      

Piggybacks on others' comments

      

Clarifies what others say

      
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Copyright Tahoma School District
Revised 5/24/95
Adapted from a checklist by Arthur L. Costa