This week I would like you to write about your experience with either (a) the grading process or (b) the peer review process. If you have not taught composition before, you may write about this experience from your perspective as a student. Here are some questions to get you thinking (you do NOT have to answer all of these questions):
(a)
-What is most difficult for you about grading student essays?
-How much time does it take for you to grade a class set of essays and what have you done that has worked for you in order to reduce the workload/time?
-What type of rubric works best for you? Why?
-How do you explain grading criterea to students?
-What do you do when students contest a grade?
-What advice would you give to novice teachers about grading?
(b)
-What makes a successful peer review session?
-Do students find peer review helpful? Why or why not?
-What can you do to help students give better peer feedback?
-Do you do peer review in groups or pairs? What works the best for you?
-What advice would you give to novice teachers about peer review?
