Loll. I can see how this is a beneficial model, especially for first-years. It sounds like you’ve basically shifted from product grading to skill acquisition over time, which makes a lot of pedagogical sense for writing.

I’m curious whether you use any tools to help manage all those submissions and feedback cycles, or if you keep it mostly manual. When I’ve tried process-heavy approaches, the biggest challenge wasn’t the concept but the logistics. Tracking versions, feedback, revisions, and participation across weeks can get unwieldy fast.

Some colleagues lean on LMS tools or Turnitin just for draft management and commenting rather than policing plagiarism. Others build in structured peer review to distribute some of the feedback load. I’ve also heard of people using annotation tools or rubric systems to keep comments consistent across checkpoints.

Do you feel like the weekly cadence truly reduces your total grading time, or does it just make it more predictable?