Papers, Papers, Papers An English Teacher's Survival Guide

Name: Papers, Papers, Papers An English Teacher's Survival Guide
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ISBN: 9780325008288

ISBN-10: 0325008280

ISBN-13: 9780325008288

Edition: 2005

Authors: Carol Jago

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You're reading as fast as you can, but the pile of unread essays grows taller and taller. Guilt mounts. Students want to know when their papers will come back. Grading begins consuming all your energy, your weekends, your life. Grading papers is a fact of life, especially in English classrooms, and the paper load is a leading cause of teacher burnout. Fortunately, Carl Jago's here to help, and in Papers, Papers, Papers, she offers you advice honed from thirty-one years in the English classroom and forty-five thousand papers worth of grading. You'll not only get through stacks of papers, but you'll do so accurately, completely, and with the time you need to give each and every student in…

Book details

List price: $33.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 7/27/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 7.40" wide x 9.20" long x 0.29" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Introduction: Don't Let the Papers Get You Down



Comment Rather Than Correct



Identify Mechanical Errors



Rephrase for Clarity and Style



Comment on Content



Using Scoring Guides and Rubrics


Response to Literature Rubric


Persuasive Writing Rubric


Informative Writing Scoring Guide



Leave It to Machines!


A Brief History of Computer Scoring


Classroom Tools for Online Scoring


Educators' Concerns


My Reader Is a Computer



Misery Loves Company


Grading Parties


Large-Scale Scoring Sessions Versus Remote Readings


With Confidence Comes Speed



Peer Assessment and Self-Assessment


Pairing Peers for Guided Response


Self-Assessment Strategies


The Sweet Sixteen



Alternatives to Essays


Expert Group Reports


Research Without the Papers


Responses in Verse


Motivating Students


Lives on the Boundary



Uncommon Sense for Handling the Paper Load


Do Teacher Comments Matter?


Responding to Student Drafts


Fostering Improvement from One Paper to the Next


Husbanding Your Strength


Ten Tips for Handling the Paper Load



One Hand for the Ship, One Hand for Yourself


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