7 Must-Knows for Grading a Writing Assignment

7 Must-Knows for Grading a Writing Assignment

By Sharon WatsonYou scheduled the writing assignment. They whined. You cajoled, suggested ideas for topics, and drove them to the library for their research. They rejected your clever ideas and drove you crazy. And then, the impossible happened. They actually handed in their papers. In shock, you asked yourself, “Now what?” You are more than capable of...Read More

Writing Doesn’t Have to Involve Kleenexes®

By Sharon WatsonWriting is hard. At least, that’s what students tell me. Writing makes their hands hurt. They don’t know where to begin. They don’t know how to construct paragraphs. If they’re not interested in the topic, they can’t think of anything to write anyway. The list goes on and on and is pretty much the same...Read More