ࡱ> %'$M bjbj== "WW l  x   $. N  2      P"  H 0x ,(( Strategies for Grading Two Sections of Expository Writing Grading papers for two sections is much more time-consuming than grading for one, and you may need to adjust your grading strategy to finish forty papers plus keep up with your own classes. Below are some suggestions for ways to speed up the process. Trust us: DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!!! Decide on a strategy and stick to it and you may survive the semester!The Grading Marathon: Set aside an enormous block of time (a weekend or a day in which you have no classes) and grade until you finish. This is stressful, but its like banging your head on the wallit feels so good when its over! * Set a timer for 15 minutes and spend only that length of time of one paper.* Set smaller goals and reward yourself with chocolate after every five papers.* Plan a time to get together with one or a group of other GTAs. Go to the library or other quiet place where you can spread out and help each other pace your grading. This can be helpful if you get stuck or need a second opinion.Daily Grading Goals: Spread your grading out over a week by setting goals for grading a certain number of papers each day. For example, if you have 42 papers, grade six a day. This gives you smaller, more easily achievable goals and divides the stress into manageable doses.The Pre-Comment Read-through: Quickly read through the entire stack of papers before making any comments. This will give you an idea of the class strengths and weaknesses and give you an idea of what A, B, C, and R papers really look like for that paper. * You may want to have an extra lesson on a problem that seems to apply to the entire classthen you dont have to write it on every paper.* You may want to compose a typed list of stock comments after a read-through and copy and paste the appropriate sections for each student.Other Ways to Speed Up Comments:* Write detailed marginal comments on the first one or two pages of a paper, then refer back to those every time the problem occurs. (Dont write the same paragraph-length explanation every time the student has a comma splice!) This is a good way to cross-reference your comments and write less over all.* Set a limit to the volume of comments, like three marginal per page and one half page of global comment. Force yourself to concentrate on the most important problems, not correcting every mistake!* Develop an annotation system (your own personal shorthand) and give the students a handout explaining your abbreviations.* Use detailed rubrics that cover all the requirements for the assignment. This saves you from writing out explanations of what you mean by development, etc. and it also makes it easy for you to see by looking at the marks on the rubric what grade the paper has earned.:04 P P o >* :;13 4 6 O P q m^ & F$a$ 1h/ =!"#$% i8@8 NormalCJ_HaJmH sH tH <A@< Default Paragraph Font :;1346OPqm 0000 00000 00 0000 000000  lp  3English DepartmentA:\Handout.docEnglish DepartmentKC:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\AutoRecovery save of Handout.asdEnglish DepartmentKC:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\AutoRecovery save of Handout.asdEnglish DepartmentKC:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\AutoRecovery save of Handout.asdEnglish DepartmentKC:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\AutoRecovery save of Handout.asdEnglish DepartmentA:\Handout.docEnglish DepartmentKC:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\AutoRecovery save of Handout.asdEnglish DepartmentA:\Handout.docEnglish DepartmentA:\Handout.docKarin Westman\C:\Documents and Settings\Karin Westman\My Documents\Practicum\Web docs\grading2sections.docvV-,\0&^`o(.^`.pLp^p`L.@ @ ^@ `.^`.L^`L.^`.^`.PLP^P`L.vV-         @ t0  P@UnknownGz Times New Roman5Symbol3& z Arial"qhd|d|s !20d q2Q9Strategies for Grading Two Sections of Expository WritingEnglish DepartmentKarin WestmanOh+'0 $4 LX t  :Strategies for Grading Two Sections of Expository WritingntraEnglish DepartmentinglnglNormal Karin Westmanme2riMicrosoft Word 9.0i@F#@`B@w@w ՜.+,04 hp  Kansas State University  :Strategies for Grading Two Sections of Expository Writing Title  !"#&Root Entry F@Ǐ(1Table WordDocument"SummaryInformation(DocumentSummaryInformation8CompObjjObjectPool@Ǐ@Ǐ  FMicrosoft Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q