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Tag: writing rubrics
Google Classroom Comment Bank
Clearly, the Google Comment Bank will help teachers save time compared to red-inking a stack of papers. However, I think you’ll agree that e-Comments is quicker,…
Grammar in the Writing Context
For years teachers have heard that grammar must be taught in the writing context. Or replace grammar with writing skills, vocabulary, spelling, or even reading. I would argue that reinforced or practiced or applied might be…
PRESS RELEASE: e-Comments Chrome Extension
Pennington Publishing has just released its free e-Comments Chrome Extension on the Chrome Web Store. Save grading time and provide better writing feedback with hundreds of…
How Much and What to Mark on Essays
For those who still assign writing process essays and/or essay exams and believe that students can and do benefit from comments, the question of How Much…
How to Write Effective Essay Comments
Teachers need to know how to distinguish among corrective, directive, and facilitative responses, the components of written discourse, and closing comments to provide instructive essay comments.
How to Add Essay e-Comments to Your Computer
Wouldn't it be wonderful if teachers could type and save their commonly-used "canned" writing comments to automatically insert into student essays without all the bother of…
What’s Wrong with Holistic Rubrics?
Holistic rubrics are fine for quick overviews and are the staples of performance-based standardized tests, such as the SAT®; however, they serve little instructional purpose and…
How to Use the Computer to Grade Essays
Here's how one teacher began using the computer to grade student writing and developed a free download of 438 e-comments to automatically insert into student essays.