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I’m a first-year middle school ELA teacher teaching 6th and 7th, and grading writing is taking me forever. I have 4 classes a day, so even a simple writing assignment turns into a huge pile fast.

I keep spending way too long on each paper because I want to give real feedback, but it’s bleeding into my evenings and I’m starting to dread it. I know I’m probably overdoing it, I just don’t know what “enough” feedback is.

For other ELA teachers, how do you keep writing grades manageable without feeling like you’re shortchanging the kids?