LauraBeth475 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 How do you grade written compositions in middle school? My 5th and 6th graders each wrote a page on the scientific method this week, and they’d like a more specific grade than pass/fail. I’m not sure what standards to use for A, B, etc though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I don't give letter grades. I expect my kids to work to mastery. I give feedback on multiple fronts--content (research quality, staying on topic, etc), structure (intro, transitions, effective conclusion, etc), mechanics/grammar. After we discuss those, they have to rewrite their papers with the expected corrections. (I guess they interpret their grades based on how much or little effort it takes for them to rewrite. 😉 ) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 3 hours ago, LauraBeth475 said: How do you grade written compositions in middle school? My 5th and 6th graders each wrote a page on the scientific method this week, and they’d like a more specific grade than pass/fail. I’m not sure what standards to use for A, B, etc though What have you been teaching them this week about writing? Does their writing reflect what you taught them? Is it properly capitalized and punctuated? Here is a sample of a writing rubric. It might help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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