Essay Grading Burns Out Teachers
Teachers spend 10-15 hours weekly grading essays for 100+ students. Feedback is rushed and generic. Grading fatigue leads to inconsistency. Students do not get timely feedback to improve. Teachers have no time for lesson planning or 1-on-1 support.
Thoughtful Feedback for Every Student
AI essay grader that reads student submissions, evaluates against rubric criteria, provides specific feedback on thesis strength, evidence quality, organization, and writing mechanics, suggests improvements, generates grade with justification--reducing 12 hours to 1 hour review time.
Upload student essays (Word, PDF, Google Docs) and grading rubric
AI evaluates: thesis clarity, evidence strength, organization, grammar, citations
Provides detailed feedback: "Your thesis in paragraph 2 needs specific claim about..."
Suggests improvements: "Add transition between paragraphs 3 and 4"
Generates grade aligned to rubric with justification
Teacher reviews AI grades, adjusts if needed, returns to students
From Essay Submission to Graded Feedback
Upload Essays & Rubric
Teacher uploads 30 student essays on "To Kill a Mockingbird" and rubric with criteria.
AI Grading
Claude reads each essay, evaluates thesis, evidence, organization, writing quality against rubric.
Feedback Generation
AI provides specific, constructive feedback on strengths and improvements for each criteria.
Teacher Review
Teacher spot-checks grades, adjusts outliers, adds personal notes, returns to students in 1 hour.
Key Features
Rubric Alignment
Grades exactly to teacher rubric. Thesis 30%, Evidence 40%, Organization 20%, Mechanics 10%.
Specific Feedback
Not "Good job." Says "Your analysis of Scout's character development in Ch. 15 shows deep understanding."
Plagiarism Detection
Flags potential plagiarism and AI-generated content. Integrates with Turnitin.
Growth Tracking
Shows improvement over semester. "Thesis clarity improved from 70% to 85% since Essay #1."
Essay Grading Stack
Who Benefits?
High School English
Grade 120 essays per week in 2 hours instead of 15. Provide every student detailed feedback.
College Writing Courses
Handle 200+ student essays. Maintain consistent grading standards across sections.
ESL Programs
Provide grammar feedback tailored to language learners. Track writing improvement over time.