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Papers, Papers, Papers: An English Teacher's Survival Guide

by: Carol Jago

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.0420712
EAN: 9780325008288
ISBN: 0325008280
Label: Heinemann
Manufacturer: Heinemann
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: July 27, 2005
Publisher: Heinemann
Studio: Heinemann

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You're reading as fast as you can, but the pile of unread essays grows taller and taller. Guilt mounts. Students want to know when their papers will come back. Grading begins consuming all your energy, your weekends, your life.

Grading papers is a fact of life, especially in English classrooms, and the paper load is a leading cause of teacher burnout. Fortunately, Carl Jago's here to help, and in Papers, Papers, Papers, she offers you advice honed from thirty-one years in the English classroom and forty-five thousand papers worth of grading. You'll not only get through stacks of papers, but you'll do so accurately, completely, and with the time you need to give each and every student in your classes the attention they deserve.Ever practical and always professional, Jago suggests techniques that can be implemented right away to turn your mountain of essays into a foothill. She covers every aspect of attentive grading, including:

responding to student drafts
commenting rather than correcting
using scoring guides and rubrics for common expectations
fostering improvement from one paper to the next
effective peer- and self-editing
suggestions for alternatives to essays.

With all this and her Ten Tips for Handling the Paper Load, Carol Jago gives you everything you need to keep on top of student papers.

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- Not really helpful
This book is very well written but only the first two chapters were helpful. I was hoping the book would help grade papers for all disciplines but the primary focus is English in a classical classroom setting. Some of her suggestions, such as alternatives to essays, a grading party, or peer assessment, can only be used in a typical classroom setting.

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- Journeyman English Teacher
As a relatively new teacher of English, I was a bit worried about the paper load I will face when I begin my new position as an AP Comp teacher. Jago writes a very accessible book with lots of really PRACTICAL suggestions. It is a very fast read, and, with the exception of the 'paper-grading' parties she suggest to alleviate the "is'it just me" syndrome, (if we all got together as friends to grade papers - no grading would ever get done!) her ideas are realistic - and better yet, they offer reasonable ... Read More

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