Contract Grading

Inclusive Pedagogies aims to be your resource for contract grading and labor-based writing assessment by collecting and sharing sample materials from our members.

We invite you to share resources for labor-based coursework and assessment by submitting syllabi, assignments, rubrics, and other materials. Please go to the Welcome page to submit your materials.

Following the Fall 2017 symposium on Social Justice through Antiracist Writing Assessment, the Composition Program collected resources from Dr. Asao Inoue’s lectures and workshops to help instructors implement labor- and contract-based assessment practices in their classrooms. While instructors began using contract grading models during the 2017-2018 academic year, a formal contract grading pilot continued through academic year 2018-2019 to revisit our grading policy, create course-specific learning objectives, and consider the future of the Composition Program.