teaching with writing

responding & grading

best practices

samples of responding sheets & grading grids

responding and grading resources

best practices

• Responding to Student Writing
  and Commenting on Student Writing
  Pamela Flash, Associate Director, Center for Writing
  
  
• Peer Workshops
  Pamela Flash, Associate Director, Center for Writing
  
  
• Assigning Revision Memos
  Pamela Flash, Associate Director, Center for Writing
  

• Grading Writing and Creating Grading Rubrics
  Pamela Flash, Associate Director, Center for Writing
  
  
• Running a Grade-Norming Session
  Pamela Flash, Associate Director, Center for Writing

samples of responding sheets & grading grids

generic grading samples: a selection of student worksheets for revision, editing, and as cover letters, as well as sample grading grids, rubrics, and checklists.

biological sciences: a lab report grading rubric.

business: a synthesis paper grading rubric, business models rubrics, and a presentation and final project grading guidelines.

engineering: a contract grading rubric and grading grids for individual and collaborative writing projects.

history: several grading rubrics and guides for papers and exams.

journalism: grading guidelines and sets of criteria for articles and academic papers.

math: a grading checklist and responding advice.

music: grading rubrics and guidelines for essays and papers.

physical sciences: a grading grid for term papers.

social sciences: grading grids and criteria for a variety of disciplines and self-evaluation forms.

responding and grading resources

• Consultations: Schedule a one-to-one appointment with Kirsten Jamsen (kjamsen@umn.edu) to discuss your teaching with writing concerns or contact one of our faculty writing consultants in specific disciplines.
  
  
• Resources for Instructors of Non-Native Speakers and Writers
  
  
• CLE Writing-Intensive Course Guidelines and Requirements: guidelines provided by the Council of Liberal Education for instructors designing WI courses. The guidelines include mention of mandated grading practices. 
  
  
• University-Wide Grading Guidelines
  

• What Do Professors Want from Student Writing?
  Donald Ross, Professor, English
  
  
• Comments as Sources of Confusion
  University of Hawaii, Manoa
  
  
• Handling the Paper Load
  University of Hawaii, Manoa
  
  
• Responding to Student Writing
  California State University, Los Angeles
    
• The Critical Thinking Rubric
  Washington State University

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