ELT365 · Day 202 — Feedback on Writing

Idea — Written feedback is most useful when it targets what the learner can improve next — not a comprehensive correction of everything wrong.

Example — ‘Your ideas are strong. This lesson, focus on: check every present simple for third-person -s.’ One precise focus beats ten ignored corrections.

Try — Mark a set of writing using two codes only: C (content worth keeping) and one language focus. Discuss the difference this makes to revision.

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