Apply 6 named revision moves: add sensory, stronger verb, combine with subordinator, vary length, show don't tell, check tense
Exercise Difficulty 4 ~12 min eng.g3.f.ex_29

Revision Day Apply Six Moves

Prompt

Apply at least 4 of the 6 revision moves to your full 4-paragraph draft. Annotate each move with a green-pencil margin sticky. Tally on the back: which moves did you use? Which did you NOT use, and why?

M-3-F-EX-29 Illustration
Reference image of an annotated draft with 4+ green-pencil margin stickies, each naming a move. Print-ready 8.5x11.

Reference image of an annotated draft with 4+ green-pencil margin stickies, each naming a move. Print-ready 8.5x11.

How it's presented
mode revision on handwriting
Answer criteria
type rubric
criteria
  1. ≥4 moves applied
  2. Each annotated correctly
  3. Self-tally complete
  4. Each move produces an actual change (not cosmetic)
Hints
  1. Don't force every move — pick the ones that fit your draft.
  2. If a paragraph needs no revision, that's information.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Applies a move that doesn't actually improve the draft.
  • Annotates without making a real change.
Used in lessons