Well, one thing that makes it much less painful is that the students do peer editing and self-editing before I grade the final product. Additionally, rubrics help alot. Narrows the focus. I agree that Six Traits also helps because you are grading for "everything" --usually I score based on one to three of the traits we are working on.
Overall I would say that I quit "grading" a few years ago and now score holistically using the rubric. It's tough to "let go" though. Kim On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 5:23 PM, ann clavin <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Alison for sharing but can you describe the six traits in > writing! > > > /10, Alison <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Alison <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LIT] Grading writing assignments faster > To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." < > [email protected]> > Date: Friday, March 12, 2010, 7:47 AM > > > Since we have starting using the six Traits in writing I have found grading > to be MUCH easier since there is a focus for the writing in the first > place. I find teachers that slave over grading essays have not narrowed the > task and are therefore grading the paper for everything. If you are focused > on particular content, tell your students that, then ONLY look at the > content of the paper and IGNORE other stuff. Other writing tasks can focus > on things like spelling, grammar and organization, word choice. but don't > overdo it. A narrower focus for learning is much better for students. You > feedback can then be very specific to the task. > > Good luck. > Alison > > On 11-Mar-10, at 6:02 PM, Nancy Carroll wrote: > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I would like to know if anyone has any proven, fun ways of making grading > essays faster and less painful! Any hints? Would love to hear your tips and > tricks, from veterans and new teachers alike. > > > > Happy Thursday! > > Nancy Carroll > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
