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Responding to Student Writing

Responding to 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…”.

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Responding to Student Writing

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  1. Respondingto Student Writing Theory, Tips, and Best Practices Using the Writing Process

  2. Writing Process • Pre-Writing • Drafting • Revising • Publishing

  3. Freshman Writing Process • Turn on iPod • Type document • Hit ‘Print’ • Turn in • Cross fingers/pray

  4. “Those who do not know history…” • 1874: Harvard • 1900: Instantiation • 1937: ComS • 1966: Dartmouth • 1970+: growth of Rhet-Comp

  5. The Message is in the Message • Invention • Arrangement • Style • Memory • Delivery • Pre-Writing/Planning • Drafting • Revising • Publishing

  6. What do Professors assign? • Summary • Synthesis • Argument • Reflection

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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.”

  10. 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”

  11. 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

  12. The End Questions?

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