Assignment: write a notice for families about a schedule change at Ridge Middle School. Which opening best fits that task, purpose, and audience?

Mia is explaining soil erosion to fifth graders who have never studied it. Her draft begins, 'Erosion strips topsoil from bare fields.' What does this audience most need her to add?

A writer changes 'After lunch we walked to the harbor' to 'After lunch, we walked to the harbor.' Is that change revising or editing?

Jonah deletes a paragraph about his soccer team from an essay on recycling because it is off topic. Is that change revising or editing?

A reader tells Ana that the paragraphs in her draft arrive in a confusing order. What kind of work does fixing that call for?

Ravi's draft reads, 'The students left there backpacks in the gym.' What kind of work does fixing this call for?

Lena's teacher notes that the second paragraph of her draft repeats the first paragraph almost exactly. What should Lena do next?

Dev's essay gives three reasons that school lunch periods should be longer, but no sentence anywhere states that position. What should Dev do next?

Priya's third paragraph argues both that the club needs more meeting time and that it needs a bigger room. What should Priya do next?

A peer marks one sentence in Omar's draft: 'Later start times improve test scores.' Nothing else in the draft backs it up. What should Omar do next?

The last paragraph of Tessa's essay on bike lanes ends by introducing a new argument about park funding. What should Tessa do next?

Sam planned a research report on a local factory, but no records, articles, or interviews about it exist anywhere. Two weeks remain. What should Sam do next?

Kai's draft compares two bridges, but it walks through each day of his visit in order, so the comparisons end up scattered. What should Kai do next?

Nora has rewritten her opening paragraph six times and still cannot make her topic, 'sports,' fit a two-page report. What should Nora do next?

Four peers comment on Isabel's argument draft. Which comment gives the most specific, usable revision feedback?

A peer writes on Marcus's draft, 'You have never been good at endings.' Why is that comment not usable revision feedback?

A peer tells Grace, 'Your ending was good.' Which rewrite of that comment gives Grace something she can act on?

Assignment: write directions for a new student walking to the library. Which sentence best fits that task, purpose, and audience?

Mara changes her draft from 'The team practice on Tuesdays' to 'The team practices on Tuesdays.' That change is revising rather than editing.

Theo's assignment asks for an argument essay on school uniforms, but every revision has only added more personal stories about his own uniform experience. What should Theo do next?