Jean in Newcastle Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Ds(turning 11 in a few days) is a good writer. His history program (Beautiful Feet) requires a number of small papers throughout the year (ranging from 1 paragraph to a page). He has 3 "big" papers to write a year too (the program doesn't specify page number but he averages about 5 pages.) He writes fiction on his own. (A couple of editor friends of mine edit his fiction for him since his goal is to get published.) 1. How many times do I have him redo a paper until he hands in a final copy? On his last paper he wrote a 1st draft, and one re-write. The writing is good but I see a couple of spelling errors. Do I have him do another edit? 2. How do I evaluate stuff that is not obvious - I mean the stuff that is not grammar or spelling. I printed out stuff from "Six Writing Traits", including their Rubric. If he actually corrects the spelling errors he would get a "5" (the highest mark) on all 6 traits (a "3" or "4" if the last draft stands as his final). I looked at their student examples and his 5th grade writing was on par with their high school examples. Are there better rubrics or evaluating methods out there? 3. In non-fiction writing, the actual content of what he is saying seems more important to me than the writing itself (esp. since the writing isn't a problem for him). If I haven't done all the research he has done on a topic, how do I evaluate the content? Do I need to do the research too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in TN Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I don't have any answers for you, but my ds is about the same age, and I wrestle with these same questions. And having only 1 student, I don't know what to expect out of someone his age. I don't want to be impossibly hard to please, but I want him to keep making progress. When is it good enough? How do you find a balance? Where did you find your rubric? Anyway, I hope you get some good answers. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 22, 2008 Author Share Posted June 22, 2008 The rubric was on a site by Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (I had typed in 6 + 1 Trait Writing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in TN Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Wow, there's a lot of information here! Thanks for sharing. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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