Maintain formal style mastery across a sustained 1500-2000-word piece (CCSS L.8.3; W.8.4)
Exercise
Difficulty 4
~10 min
eng.g8.s.ex_18
Cohesion Revision
Prompt
Revise the weakest paragraph in your capstone draft to strengthen 1 cohesion thread. Add or rewrite 1-2 sentences to bridge the gap. Mark the revised thread.
Answer criteria
type
rubric
rubric
1 thread strengthened + 1-2 sentences added/rewritten + thread marked = mastery
Hints
- If repetition is missing, add a key-term echo.
- If signposts are missing, add 'first / however / consequently.'
Misconceptions to watch
- Adds filler without strengthening cohesion.
- Breaks meaning by over-adding signposts.
Used in lessons