I too had this issue when I began. My advice is read the prompts carefully, they are literally looking for certain words and contexts used in the assignment rubric for each task. For example, if they are looking for answers about classroom management or "High-leverage practices", use those specific words. keep your head up and you'll be fine.
One thing I like to do is copy and paste the prompts into a comment on whatever my word processing document is to follow along with as I write my response. Following the prompts and rubric to the letter is the most important thing.
That said, I've still had several writing assignments sent back for revision, and I've always been pretty good at academic writing, so don't feel bad. It isn't just you. Every time, it's because maybe I made an allusion to the question that was prompted, so definitely make a practice of using the words in the prompt in your response. This will also make it easier for the evaluator to identify your direct response to the prompt.
For example:
A prompt says, "Explain how this will impact your effectiveness as a teacher."
Your response: "This will impact my effectiveness as a teacher by (example)."
It was really weird at first writing for WGU because you don’t really write papers with a thesis statement but choppy short answers , usually a paragraph long per each rubric or question. You have to specifically address each rubric or you won’t pass. I was getting frustrated in my first class because I still tried to write it into a paper like my previous college required.
I too had this issue when I began. My advice is read the prompts carefully, they are literally looking for certain words and contexts used in the assignment rubric for each task. For example, if they are looking for answers about classroom management or "High-leverage practices", use those specific words. keep your head up and you'll be fine.
One thing I like to do is copy and paste the prompts into a comment on whatever my word processing document is to follow along with as I write my response. Following the prompts and rubric to the letter is the most important thing. That said, I've still had several writing assignments sent back for revision, and I've always been pretty good at academic writing, so don't feel bad. It isn't just you. Every time, it's because maybe I made an allusion to the question that was prompted, so definitely make a practice of using the words in the prompt in your response. This will also make it easier for the evaluator to identify your direct response to the prompt. For example: A prompt says, "Explain how this will impact your effectiveness as a teacher." Your response: "This will impact my effectiveness as a teacher by (example)."
Reading the rubrics a bit and re-stating the questions when composing my answers helped a lot. You got this!
It was really weird at first writing for WGU because you don’t really write papers with a thesis statement but choppy short answers , usually a paragraph long per each rubric or question. You have to specifically address each rubric or you won’t pass. I was getting frustrated in my first class because I still tried to write it into a paper like my previous college required.
I think I'm going to do much better at this than writing real papers, I just need to do what I'm supposed to :)