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[redding]

This pace seems about right to me.

One thing I often use especially for proposals is a list of the top ten or so problems.  In the margins, I refer to the number on the list (i.e. your topic is too broad to adequately be covered in 8 pages).  This covers about 90% of the problems.  It's the low-tech version of autotext.

[msparticularity]

For those of you who just write a grade, how do you deal with subsequent student protests? Can you just remember (or quickly make up) why you assigned the grade?

I don't write comments, but I do circle categories on the rubric as I assign the grade. That way I can look and immediately see "lack of specific examples," or "lack of or inappropriate use of course vocabulary" if there's a grade appeal.

[ufo_tofu]

I don't write comments, but I do circle categories on the rubric as I assign the grade. That way I can look and immediately see "lack of specific examples," or "lack of or inappropriate use of course vocabulary" if there's a grade appeal.

I love the rubric.  I'm moving away from writing many actual comments at the bottom of the rubric even.  They don't read 'em - they just look at the categories and points.  My time on papers depends on the paper but I'm getting quicker. 

[new_bus_prof]

I would say this is about right for a three page paper (6 to 7 minutes per paper). Personally, I strive for 5 minutes for a paper this short (haven't quite made it yet).

[darkmatter]

How long does it take the papers to hit the stairs?

[anthroid]

IMHO, this is WAY too long for three-page papers not in a composition class.  I can't see a 3 page paper taking more than about 2 minutes apiece.  You're spending far too much time; why?

I write comments on the first page about grammar and spelling issues and tell students to see me to find out how to do things better.  There just is no point in highlighting every single issue for a non-composition class (and it isn't actually worth it then!).  It may be worth considering having brief paper conferences during office hours instead of spending all of this labor on comments students are not likely to heed.

I might have spent 4 hours tops on these papers.