responding to writing v2

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responding to writing

By Sally Bolton

things to consider

who responds?

teacher

peers

self

Use a combination of approaches, e.g. 1. peer2. self 3. teacher

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mode and size

in class

online

• oral feedback to whole class
• whole class oral feedback of general errors then individual feedback on paper
• invididual conferencing
• peers work in groups with guidance

• audio /video message to whole class and/or individual students
• screen cast recording
• comments feature on Word
• peers comment underneath

feedback focus

• Focus on examples of good language as well as errors
• Be selective, e.g. organisation, one particular tense, something the students wants to be corrected on
• or, give a global score with areas of improvement
• Focus on the content as well as the language
• Show how students can move from 'safe' language to more complicated structures
• Give students time to respond to the feedback

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feedback form

comments

scale

Oral or written comments

Develop or adapt a rubric with scorese.g. organisation, use of language, task fulfilment

Develop a checklist of things to look for,e.g. paragraphs, title, task

Ask questions to guide students to self correcte.g. Is the address is the corrent place? Is the beginning interesting?

checklist

directed qus