End the Formative Assessment Burden

Set up your rubrics once, then students practice writing daily with immediate feedback. Every practice session automatically builds their portfolio—no extra work for you.

Trusted by English teachers

Supporting daily writing practice in schools across Australia

University of Melbourne
Swinburne University
The Problem

Too Much Student Writing Goes to Waste

Students write essays, creative pieces, and text responses every day, but most never get feedback. That writing ends up in the bin or forgotten in lockers—along with missed learning opportunities.

Student Writing Gets Wasted

  • Student writing thrown away because teachers can't give feedback on everything
  • Missed learning opportunities when practice doesn't get reviewed
  • Disconnected practice writing becomes meaningless without feedback

Teachers Face an Impossible Choice

  • Give feedback on everything and work unsustainable hours
  • Give feedback on some pieces and let student effort go to waste
  • Both options lead to teacher burnout or student disappointment

Why Daily Writing Practice Works

Research shows that frequent practice with immediate feedback dramatically improves writing outcomes

8 months
additional learning progress from quality feedback*
90%
of students say feedback is essential for improvement*
75%
show substantial improvement with peer feedback*
0.91
effect size for practice with feedback vs no feedback*

Key Research Findings

Process-focused feedback leads to better outcomes than product-only feedback
Immediate feedback during practice builds self-regulation skills
Multiple drafts and revision significantly improve writing quality
Frequent practice with guidance develops writing automaticity

*Sources: Teacher Magazine, Frontiers in Education, SCIRP Educational Research, Tandfonline Meta-Analysis

The Solution

Daily Formative Writing Practice

Set up rubrics once, then students practice writing daily with immediate feedback

Set Up Rubrics Once

Upload your existing rubrics and assessment criteria. Students can then practice writing daily against these criteria.

One-time setup, unlimited student practice

Students Practice Daily

Students get immediate feedback on their writing practice based on your criteria. They can practice as often as they want.

Unlimited practice with immediate feedback

Everything Logs to Portfolios

Every practice session automatically builds student writing portfolios. Track progress over time without extra work.

Automatic portfolio building and progress tracking

How Mark My Words Works for English Teachers

Set up your rubrics once, then students can practice writing daily with immediate feedback. Every practice session builds their portfolio and tracks growth against your criteria.

Your School Rubric

Narrative Writing Criteria
Character Development4/5
Setting & Atmosphere3/5
Plot Structure4/5
✓ Rubric configured and ready
1

Set Up Your School's Rubric

Upload your school's writing rubric to provide consistent formative feedback across all writing tasks. Build student portfolios that track growth against your established criteria over time.

Use your existing school rubric as the foundation
Provide formative feedback on drafts and writing tasks
Create school-wide consistency in writing assessment
2

Students Upload Their Work

Students can upload handwritten work (photos/scans) or typed work directly. Our advanced handwriting recognition handles all formats, making it easy for students to submit their daily writing practice.

Upload handwritten work via photos or scans
Submit typed work directly in the platform
Advanced handwriting recognition technology
Works on any device - phone, tablet, or computer

Upload Options

Handwritten Work
Take a photo or scan handwritten essays, stories, poems
Typed Work
Type directly or paste from Word, Google Docs

Feedback & Annotations

Emma's Narrative - Draft 1
"The old house stood silently in the moonlight..."
✏️ Annotation:
Great opening! The imagery creates atmosphere effectively.
💡 Suggestion:
Consider varying sentence structure in the next paragraph.
✓ Feedback delivered to student immediately
3

Students Get Feedback & Annotations

Students receive immediate, detailed feedback and annotations directly on their work. The feedback is based on your rubric criteria and includes specific suggestions for improvement.

Immediate feedback based on your rubric criteria
Detailed annotations directly on their writing
Specific suggestions for improvement
Students can revise and resubmit for continued learning

Portfolio Growth Tracking

Term 1 • Narrative Writing
Character Development: 3→4 • Plot: 2→4
Growth Evidence: Student now includes dialogue to reveal character traits.
Term 2 • Persuasive Writing
Transferring skills to new genre
Next Steps: Focus on evidence selection and counter-arguments.
✓ All work automatically logged to portfolio
4

Portfolio Logging & Growth Tracking

Every piece of work and feedback automatically logs to the student's individual portfolio. Track growth over time with visual progress charts and evidence-based reports.

Automatic logging to individual student portfolios
Visual growth charts showing improvement over time
Evidence-based progress reports for parents and leadership
Track progress against your rubric criteria

Features designed for writing assessment

Everything you need to assess, track, and improve student writing with less marking.

Skill Tracking

Track writing progress across your entire school with customisable frameworks that match the systems you already have in place

Bulk Upload

Assess multiple writing tasks at once - transform stacks of work into organised, actionable feedback

Handwriting Recognition

Upload and assess any student work instantly - handwritten or digital

Annotations & Feedback

Add targeted comments that show students exactly how to improve their work

Contextual Interventions

AI learns to your teaching style to deliver consistent, curriculum-aligned feedback

Adaptive Rubrics

Keep using your school's rubrics while making assessment faster and more consistent

Trusted by schools across Australia

Join hundreds of schools already using Mark My Words to improve student writing.

Apollo Park Primary School
Avenues College
Carinya Christian College
St Gregory's College
St Mary Mackillop
St Michael's Primary School
St Oliver Plunkett Pascoe Vale
St Patrick's Townsville
Westbourne Grammar
Woori Yallock Primary School
Longwarry Primary School
Mentone Grammar
Alphington Grammar
Inverloch Primary School
Apollo Park Primary School
Avenues College
Carinya Christian College
St Gregory's College
St Mary Mackillop
St Michael's Primary School
St Oliver Plunkett Pascoe Vale
St Patrick's Townsville
Westbourne Grammar
Woori Yallock Primary School
Longwarry Primary School
Mentone Grammar
Alphington Grammar
Inverloch Primary School
Coming Term 3

What's Coming Next: Student Portal & Activities

Your writing assessment is about to get even more powerful. Here's what we're building for Term 3...

Assessment + More

Soon, your assessment will be just the beginning! Students will be able to continue their learning journey with ongoing support and practice activities.

Photo Upload Portal

Students will be able to snap photos of their handwritten work and upload them directly through their own portal for instant AI evaluation and feedback.

Easy Work Submission

Students will be able to snap photos and submit all their work directly from their device - no more queuing at scanners or losing assignments.

Want to see how this will work?

Book a demo to see our current assessment features and learn about the exciting student portal features coming in Term 3.

Book a Demo

English Teacher FAQs

Common questions from English educators.

How does Mark My Words handle different text types and genres?

Can the system analyse sophisticated literary techniques?

How does Mark My Words support creative writing assessment?

Does Mark My Words align with English curriculum requirements?

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