Sample Papers with Feedback

The literacy narrative and research paper excerpt below each illustrate the culturally sustaining feedback practices recommended throughout this website. The comments support the students’ right to their own writing.

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In contrast, below are the same literacy narrative and research paper excerpt, responded to with traditional feedback that is more discriminatory against African American English and less supportive of the students’ writing development:

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