Identify the author's purpose for each paragraph of developmentally appropriate essays.
Revise essays for content and organizational improvement.
The students will select and use developmentally appropriate strategies for writing including revising for clarity, coherence, economy and voice. A transparency of a developmentally appropriate essay. Another essay xeroxed for students' independent work. Another transparency of an essay that has poor organization and content. Another essay with poor organization and content xeroxed for the students' independent work.