# Lesson 33: Peer-editing and Giving Feedback

✍️ WRITING (40 Lessons) • 🟠 E. Writing Projects

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## Objective

I can give kind, specific, and actionable feedback on a classmate’s writing using the Stars & Wishes method: ⭐ Two Stars (things done well) and 🌟 One Wish (one clear suggestion to improve).

## Materials

- Pencil ✏️ and sticky notes (or the Tracing Pad below)
- A short student paragraph (sample provided)
- Optional: highlighters for topic, details, transitions

Use sentence starters: I noticed…, This part is clear because…, One idea to try is…

## Mini-lesson — What makes feedback helpful?

1. Kind tone: Focus on the writing, not the writer.
2. Specific: Point to exact places in the text.
3. Actionable: Suggest a clear next step (add a transition, give an example, clarify the topic).
4. Stars & Wish: Share 2 strengths and 1 improvement idea.
5. Revise after feedback: Use the wish to make the writing better.

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## Guided Practice — Trace on the Pad

Read the sample paragraph, then write 2 Stars and 1 Wish on the pad:

- Look for: topic sentence, clear details, transitions, closing.
- Sample paragraph:
  Recess helps us return to class ready to learn. During recess we run, play tag, and talk with friends. These breaks give our brains rest. Therefore, we can focus better after playing outside.

Tracing Pad
Lines
Letter
Pen

## Drag & Drop — Build Helpful Feedback

Drag the chips into the slots to make feedback that is kind, specific, and actionable.

I noticed your topic sentence clearly states the main idea.
This detail is strong because it gives a clear example.
One wish add a transition to connect your ideas.
Consider adding a concrete example after sentence two.
I like how your closing sentence wraps up the paragraph.
This transition helps your ideas flow smoothly.
Could you clarify the main idea in the first sentence?
Great job using therefore to connect your reason and result.
Please remove the off topic sentence about the bus color.
Try adding a specific example to support this detail.
I noticed a strong closing that reminds readers of the main point.
After revising please reread to check flow and clarity.

## Quick Check (15 questions)

#### 1) Peer-editing should focus on…

the writer handwriting style the writing and how to improve it

#### 2) Which is the best Star?

Good job!!! Your topic sentence clearly states the main idea. I like it.

#### 3) Which is the best Wish?

Write more. Add a transition between sentences 2 and 3, like “Also”. Use a pen.

#### 4) Helpful feedback is…

kind, specific, and actionable short and vague mostly emojis

#### 5) A good sentence starter is…

You are bad at… I noticed… I don’t like…

#### 6) How many Stars & Wishes today?

2 stars, 1 wish 1 star, 2 wishes none

#### 7) “Therefore” is a…

topic sentence detail transition word

#### 8) Specific feedback includes…

exact places in the text random guesses opinions about the writer

#### 9) A respectful tone uses…

kind words ALL CAPS insults

#### 10) A star could praise…

a clear detail the paper color the writer’s shoes

#### 11) A wish should be…

actionable impossible off-topic

#### 12) Transitions help…

connect ideas change the title erase details

#### 13) Peer-editing means…

students give feedback to each other the teacher grades tests you copy a friend

#### 14) When giving feedback, you should…

read the writing closely skim only the first line ignore punctuation

#### 15) Best next step after feedback is…

revise using the wish throw away the draft stop writing

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

⭐ Star #1 identifies a clear strength with specifics. ⭐ Star #2 identifies another strength with evidence. 🌟 Wish offers one actionable suggestion (add transition, example, clarify topic). Feedback uses a kind tone and focuses on the writing.

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can give 2 Stars and 1 Wish by myself 🙂 I can give a Star but need help with a Wish 😅 I need more practice with both

#### I will practice…

Using sentence starters (“I noticed…”, “Consider adding…”) Pointing to exact places in the text Giving one clear next step
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