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Editors in the Margin

Students revise a short essay by answering margin comments from three editors: one for purpose and audience, one for sentence variety, one for hyphens and spelling; accepted changes are tracked, and a before-and-after read shows which edits mattered.

Play style: Studio
Module: Revising and Editing for Style: Revise for task, purpose and audience; vary syntax for effect; edit hyphens and spelling
Grade: Grades 9-12 · English Language Arts
Standards: W.9-10.4 W.9-10.5 W.11-12.5 L.11-12.2 L.11-12.3

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