The writing is straightforward, mostly clear, and often engaging, but it contains occasional mechanical problems, confusing sentences, or moments of vagueness. Revision. The essay attempts to address ...

But in terms of writing essays and high school English classes, such as the ones I’ve taught for a decade, rubrics can be stultifying just as often as they are clarifying.

I was inspired by an idea I got from my father, education reformer Grant Wiggins, who referenced a university professor that never gave grades on his writing rubrics but instead assigned one of ...

The writing is clear and concise, yet sophisticated, demonstrating sentence variety and appropriate vocabulary. The essay is a pleasure to read. Revision. The essay does not simply address the ...

What teachers emphasized in their scoring illustrates the weight they place on different aspects of the rubric as the most critical skills of argumentative writing. The point is not that what teachers ...