Reviewing Own Writing
Evaluate whether your own writing achieves the effect you intended on a reader — go beyond checking for correctness to asking whether it actually works
Typical age: 8–10 years
“After your child writes something — a story, a letter, a persuasive piece — do they think about whether it would have the effect they wanted on a reader, not just whether the spelling is right?”
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Needs first
- Author's word choicesREQUIRED
Evaluating whether your own writing creates an intended effect requires first understanding how authors' choices create effects on readers — reading like a writer before writing like a reader
- Understanding Why
Evaluating whether your writing works requires asking 'why does this passage succeed or fail?' — the elaborative-interrogation habit applied to your own text
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- Reflecting on Your Language UseREQUIRED
Reflecting on yourself as a language user across contexts requires first having evaluated your writing in specific contexts — the general self-awareness builds from specific evaluations
- Responding to Writing Feedback
Re-reading your own writing to check it makes sense and has the intended effect is the practical application of the writing self-evaluation habit