Tag: Evaluation
Exploring the Output of Writers
A great piece of advice for any writer is to read as much as possible. If one wants to write novels, reading great novels...
Four Ways to Enhance Grading
Sometimes grading seems like a mystery to students so helping them understand how we reach our conclusions is a beneficial step in their learning process.
Evaluative Scavenger Hunt
One of the areas of writing I teach is evaluation. Students learn that we make assessments based on quality, opposition, rankings or comparisons, and...
Visualizing Class Participation
A diagram that helps students and teachers be on the same page when it comes to understanding expectations for and evaluations of class participation.
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Write Your Own Fairy-tale Handout
This handout is a creative writing exercise I use in my Speculative Literature class when we do a unit on fairy tales,...
Learning to Read Online
In introductory writing classes with a research based project, most of us spend time teaching students how to read academic journal articles. We understand how to...
Three Ways to Visualize Your Syllabus
While the syllabus forms the foundation of a course, it doesn't always reach it's full potential. By nature, the syllabus is linear. The daily plans...