Responding to Student Writing
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Respondingto Student Writing
Theory, Tips, and Best Practices
Using the Writing Process
Writing Process
• Pre-Writing• Drafting• Revising• Publishing
Freshman Writing Process
• Turn on iPod• Type document• Hit ‘Print’• Turn in• Cross fingers/pray
“Those who do not know history…”
• 1874: Harvard• 1900: Instantiation • 1937: ComS• 1966: Dartmouth• 1970+: growth of Rhet-Comp
The Message is in the Message
• Invention• Arrangemen
t• Style • Memory • Delivery
• Pre-Writing/Planning
• Drafting• Revising
• Publishing
What do Professors assign?
• Summary• Synthesis• Argument• Reflection
What do Professors want?
• Appropriate response to the prompt• Sophisticated writing• Good sentences—grammar and otherwise• Approximation of in-field writing• Proper citation• Complete assignments
• Investment
How can you get what you want?
• Take time to carefully articulate assignment (summary, synthesis, argument, reflection?)
• Support and allow for Writing Process• Suggest Writing Center for early work• Fail bad writing• Allow revision (once, twice, portfolio,
etc.) TMS
Commenting• Begin with general comments toward global
areas:• “This is an excellent/poor response to the assignment.”• “You make a great argument, though your support is weak in
spots—especially around p. 4.”• I cannot find the main argument in this paper.”
• DO NOT mark individual grammar errors; make one global editing comment instead:• “This paper needs editing badly.”• “If you need further explanation, come to office hours.”• “You are using run-on sentences frequently.”
Commenting, cont’d.
• Consider allowing at least one revision.• Requires moving due dates•Models professional writing process• Improves your commenting• Liberating• Saves time• Builds ethos as “teacher”
Summary
• Carefully craft writing assignments• Use language of writing process• Consider peer-review sessions and revision • Suggest Writing Center early and often• Make global comments• Don’t settle: demand college-level writing
The EndQuestions?