I find myself dancing between grading essays online (via Google Spreadsheets and Doctopus/ Goobric) and printing out student essays to grade on paper. If you’d like more information on getting started with online grading using Google Spreadsheets, check out my YouTube tutorial for some helpful tips.
Read MoreGrading essays, or any written work for that matter, can be time consuming. So, as writing teachers, it’s important that we find efficient strategies for being able to provide constructive feedback but in a timely manner.
Here are three strategies for providing high-quality feedback on student writing.
Read MoreOver the past 10+ years of teaching high school, my philosophy for writing instruction has changed greatly. It has been a decade of experimentation and adaptation; a decade dedicated to finding what works and trying out new methodologies...
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