Suggests the use of a hunt-a-word puzzle as a test of students' knowledge of Middle English words in the prologue of "The Canterbury Tales." Includes the puzzle questions, answers, puzzle grid, and answer grid. (TJ)

Suggests testing composition students by providing a good piece of writing and an inferior rewrite of it and asking students to choose the better one and explain their choice. Points out that instructors can rewrite the original to include any errors or poor word choices they might wish to test the students on. (TJ)

Provides an evaluation form to give some objectivity to grading class discussion. Suggests that students be allowed to respond to the evaluations before a final grade is given. (TJ)

Describes how and why the author has students in his composition classes collaboratively create scoring guides. Argues that this focuses students on the goals of the paper and provides a clear notion of how to improve their own performance. Offers scoring guides. Comments on the process that created them. Offers guidelines for using scoring guides…