Responding to Writing Feedback
English · Writing Composition · meta
With teacher guidance, re-read own writing aloud to check it sounds right; listen and respond to questions and suggestions from teacher or peers to add detail, clarify meaning, and strengthen writing — this is the scaffolded beginning of writing self-evaluation, not an independent skill
What mastery looks like
- Reread own writing and spot a missing word or unclear sentence
- Add a detail in response to a question (e.g. 'Can you tell me more about...?')
- Make at least one improvement to a piece based on feedback
Check your understanding
When Responding to Writing Feedback's teacher asks them to read their own writing aloud and then asks "does that bit make sense?", can Responding to Writing Feedback listen to the feedback and make a simple change to improve it?