Speed up grading by having AI draft personalized feedback for multiple student essays at once.
When you have 20 or more essays to grade and want to save time, use AI to draft personalized feedback quickly. First, pick 3–5 essays that represent typical strengths and weaknesses in your class. Next, copy short excerpts or main points from each essay and paste them into AI, asking it to write specific feedback highlighting what the student did well and what to improve. Then, review and tweak the feedback to match your voice and expectations. Finally, copy this feedback back to your gradebook or assignment comments. This method turns hours of writing feedback into minutes, letting you focus on the most important parts while still giving your students meaningful comments.
Try this prompt today
“Act as a teacher grading essays. Here are excerpts from student essays with their strengths and weaknesses: [paste excerpts]. Write personalized, constructive feedback for each one that is clear, encouraging, and specific about what the student did well and how they can improve.”
February 20, 2026
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