Aaaaah. The grading essays burden of the English teacher. It's a very real struggle for sure. A little while back I did a series on teaching writing, so I'd like to think of this post as an encore to those ideas. (Get started reading that series here at the first post.) Below I'm sharing five practical tips for managing the load.- Working Those Deadlines:First is planning time in the writing process to have check points that students submit via Google classroom - or whatever method works for you. Students submit thesis statements, … [Read more...]
A Hands-on Approach for Analyzing Model Papers and a Method for the Analytic Summary
To prepare my students for the state writing exam they will take in February, I began developing materials to help them step through the process. They will actually write two text-based essays: an analytic summary and a compare/contrast essay. The analytic summary is straight from Common Core R.2 and W.2, and it is a completely new mode for our state. Here are the steps in the lesson I did with my students to introduce the analytic summary. Step #1 Define the Mode and Cover Vocabulary Words Whether it is a … [Read more...]
