The scholarship on comments, commenting, assessment and evaluation is quite
extensive. Below we provide a very brief bibliography, but a search of the
CompPile database using key terms will
generate many, many more entries. We also recommend consulting the
CompFAQ section of
CompPile for sample bibliographies, program rubrics, evaluation policies and
similar teaching resources.
Scholarship for Further Reading
Anson, Chris M. “Reflective Reading: Developing Thoughtful Ways to Respond
to Students’ Writing.” The Allyn & Bacon Sourcebook for College Writing
Teachers. Second Edition. Ed. James C. McDonald. Massachusetts: A
Pearson Education Company, 2000, pgs.374-393.
Connors, Robert J. and Lunsford, Andrea. “Teachers’ Rhetorical Comments on
Student Papers.” “College Composition and Communication,” Volume 44, No. 2,
May 1993, Pgs. 200-223.
Elbow, Peter. “Ranking, Evaluating, and Liking: Sorting Out Three Forms of
Judgment.” Teaching Composition, Background Readings. Second Edition.
Ed. T.R. Johnson. New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2005, pgs. 393-412.
Ferris, Dana R. “One Size Does Not Fit All: Response and Revision Issues for
Immigrant Students.” Developmental Writing: Background Readings. Ed.
Susan Naomi Bernstein. New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2007, 83-100.
Lynch, Catherine and Klemans, Patricia. “Evaluating Our Evaluations.”
“College English,” Volume 40, No. 2, October 1978, pgs. 166-170 and 175-180.
McDonald, W.U. Jr. “The Revising Process and the Marking of Student Papers.”
“College Composition and Communication,” Volume 29, No. 2, May 1978, pgs.
167-170.
Podis, Leonard A. and Joanne M. “Improving Our Responses to Student Writing:
A Process-Oriented Approach.” The Allyn & Bacon Sourcebook for College
Writing Teachers. Second Edition. Ed. James C. McDonald. Massachusetts:
A Pearson Education Company, 2000, pgs 366-373.
Schell, Eileen E. “The Costs of Caring: ‘Feminism’ and Contingent Women
Workers in Composition Studies.” Teaching Composition, Background
Readings. Second Edition. Ed. T.R. Johnson. New York and Boston:
Bedford/St. Martins 2005.
Sommers, Nancy. “Responding to Student Writing.” Teaching Composition,
Background Readings. Second Edition. Ed. T.R. Johnson. New York and
Boston: Bedford/St. Martins 2005.
