tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104672351552514057.post3018752178529906548..comments2024-03-26T19:26:27.811-04:00Comments on SECONDARY SARA: 25 Ways to Make Grading Less PainfulSecondary Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565377076175087567noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104672351552514057.post-38843916469143071962016-04-26T14:56:11.915-04:002016-04-26T14:56:11.915-04:00Thanks for this!Thanks for this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331197624289488977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104672351552514057.post-24634395882285207392015-10-17T18:13:52.547-04:002015-10-17T18:13:52.547-04:001 - Grade with a friend -- I have a standing &quo...1 - Grade with a friend -- I have a standing "date" with another teacher on Tuesdays and Fridays to grade papers before we go home. <br /><br />2 - Stagger assignments -- I try to craft my lessons so that they can either be a traditional writing assignment OR something more creative. I alternate which of my classes are doing essays v. projects so that I don't get stuck with 170 essays about the symbolism in Of Mice and Men. Also, if you're not chained to a pacing guide, you can stagger when major assignments are due. I may have a major assignment to grade every weekend, but I've only got one one or two sections of it rather than five. <br /><br />3 - Scaffold & Chunk (sounds like a law firm, doesn't it?) -- I can greatly reduce the number of errors in my students' work by chunking it and giving immediate feedback in class as we go. Frex - If we work on introductions 1-2 days, body and transitions on following days, and then conclusions, the final drafts I get are much stronger than if I'd had them do it all at once through two or three revisions. It gives my kids a chance to really focus on discrete elements of their writing. Also, it means that I only have to look for final changes since I've essentially been grading them all along the way. Cocuddehyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08239343097424802046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104672351552514057.post-38811286274447249872015-04-04T01:19:05.472-04:002015-04-04T01:19:05.472-04:00So much helpful information - I've been at it ...So much helpful information - I've been at it a long time, but always like to hear from others. One thing I recommend to new teachers is a letter size organizer/expander with pockets - I need 12 pockets for my classes. They sell them at Office Depot - http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/807709/Smead-Step-Index-Organizer-Letter-Size/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08326460888218703932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104672351552514057.post-25145359695365079922015-03-16T09:21:57.229-04:002015-03-16T09:21:57.229-04:00#23 is so true! I make a lesson while grading. Som...#23 is so true! I make a lesson while grading. Some classes need to work on run-on sentences, others on subject verb agreement. <br /><br />I get overwhelmed easily. If I sort out five papers to grade, my goal is to have them done by ___ time. Five a day - big papers will probably be done in a week. I have to make it manageable. <br /><br />Of course, I think ELA teachers need an extra prep period...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682064225081889667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104672351552514057.post-57249691356228661672015-03-13T20:06:35.147-04:002015-03-13T20:06:35.147-04:00I totally agree! I often make vocab or grammar qui...I totally agree! I often make vocab or grammar quizzes on Edmodo so that they can grade themselves. Students like the instant feedback anyway :-)Secondary Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565377076175087567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104672351552514057.post-67603333185838843682015-03-13T19:58:34.479-04:002015-03-13T19:58:34.479-04:00Using Edmodo! I love that I can annotate their pa...Using Edmodo! I love that I can annotate their papers so that not only the child, but the parent can also see what they did well and what they need to improve on! Lyndseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388627384748100451noreply@blogger.com