I'm not sure I would be able to do that. We have rubrics for each of our papers, and they are based on standards. I like marking each one so the kids see where they need improvement.I also have a lot of students who are not at grade level, and so would not have an acceptable paper, even if they revised it 10 times. I like to conference with my students while they are writing and talk to them about revision then. It actually saves me time grading because I pretty much tell them when they are ready to turn in their paper.
On 11/28/06, DeAnn Kaduce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Another strategy I've heard but haven't had a chance to try yet is to > simply grade written work (essays, poetry, etc) on an > Acceptable/Unacceptable framework. Decide what is acceptable for a > particular writing sample and develop a rubic for those items. Anyone > whose paper reaches the acceptable standard automatically receives 100%. > Unacceptable papers can either receive partial credit or none until the > revision & editing demonstrate the acceptable standards. That saves you > taking papers home to edit for your students and puts all the > responsibility back on them to improve the paper. I heard this from a > high school English teacher, so I don't know how well it would translate > to middle school, but it may be worth a try. > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/27/2006 8:35:09 PM >>> > Tena writes: I "go" to the students for conferencing and > schedule our "dates." > > Tena, that's the part that I always get stuck on. I start out the year > > meaning well and then fade with the 28, 31, or 34 (!) kids in one > class. Do > you (or anybody else) try Atwell's "inbox/outbox" where students give > you > drafts for you to take home and comment on? I'm not averse to doing my > own > homework, but find that my students don't take advantage of my offer, > or > wait until the last minute before marks are due. I find peer > conferencing > unproductive except among my best writers who seek true 'peers' to help > > them. Most just chat or give insubstantial feedback. Also, would you > explain "schedule our 'dates' "? > Thanks, > Ginny Paisie > Cary, NC > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- - Heather "The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man. Nothing else that he builds ever lasts. Monuments fall; nations perish; civilizations grow old and die out; new races build others. But in the world of books are volumes that have seen this happen again and again and yet live on. Still young, still as fresh as the day they were written, still telling men's hearts of the hearts of men centuries dead." --Clarence Day "While the rhetoric is highly effective, remarkably little good evidence exists that there's any educational substance behind the accountability and testing movement." —Peter Sacks, Standardized Minds "When our children fail competency tests the schools lose funding. When our missiles fail tests, we increase funding. " —Dennis Kucinich, Democratic Presidential Candidate _______________________________________________ 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
