Answer to Vanessa's assignment, part 1

[David]

Informal or low stakes writing assignments: YES! MY STUDENTS LIKE
THESE BECAUSE WELL, THEY'RE LOW STAKES. BUT OFTEN THEY ALSO ALLOW THE
STUDENT TO LET DOWN HIS/HER HAIR, WHICH IS EVEN NICER.
Writing groups: HAVEN'T HAD MUCH LUCK WITH WRITING IN GROUPS, BUT THEY
LIKE PEER EDITING.
Collaborative writing: IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM WRITING GROUPS?
AWE
Word processing text analysis and checking tools: I TRIED OUT THE
TOOLS V SUGGESTED BUT WASN'T VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE RESULTS. LOTS OF
ERRORS WERE MISSED.
Peer editing: YES, DEFINITELY, ALTHOUGH STUDENTS MISS MOST OF THEIR
PEERS' ERRORS. STILL, IT BONDS THE CLASS AND THAT'S GOLD.
Marking papers / managing paper load

[Vanessa]

re: collaborative writing, peer editing, writing groups. Writing
groups are more like peer editing - sometimes called peer review. My
best recommendation - read Peter Elbow's "Writing without Teachers"