Duration 20–30 minutes
Grouping Individual or paired
Strategy Skills
Materials
- Student's draft writing
- Reflection worksheet
Teacher Instructions
- Students re-read their entire draft from start to finish.
- Using the reflection prompts, students evaluate their writing at the text level.
- Students consider: Does the text achieve its stated purpose? Is the voice consistent throughout? Does the structure serve the content?
- Students identify strengths and areas for improvement.
- Students set specific goals for their next revision.
Teaching Tips
- This works well as a paired activity where students reflect on each other's work.
- Encourage students to read their work aloud to catch issues they might miss silently.
- Link this reflection back to the Purpose stage – does the text meet the original purpose, audience, and context?
Student Handout
Read your entire draft and reflect on how well it works as a complete text.