Mark any spots in the story where you wanted to quit reading. Elements of Audience Interest Attention-getting, focus, perspective. Identify ways that the story developed audience interest. Underline the significant elements and state why interest is developed. Identify areas in which audience interest needs improvement.
Conciseness Examine the story for conciseness failtures.
Show the grammatical patterns that lead to these conciseness problems. Simplicity Identify what you take to be two or three good examples of complex ideas that are stated simply. Identify some material that needs to be simplified. Try to simplify effectively and accurately.