1. Know the goal. Read the lesson card. Use its time guide and split a long lesson into shorter sessions before starting a timed task.
2. Understand the example. Read the explanation and worked examples. Point to the words that create the effect.
3. Make your own attempt. Try the marker task or drill before opening its explanation. Compare the reason as well as the answer; more than one response may work.
4. Apply and revise. Complete the writing task, use the feedback to choose one change, then try the skill in a fresh sentence or passage. Keep your original separately.

Use Next and Back to move through the lesson, or the Steps menu to revisit a section. Core and optional tasks are identified in the lesson. A completed activity records practice; it is not a guarantee of mastery.

1. Lesson 6: Develop distinct reasons — Explain how each reason supports the position; three versions of the same reason do not make three different points.
2. Lesson 11: Build the whole argument — Give each paragraph a job. Check that an example is explained and that the conclusion follows from your reasons.
3. Lesson 16: Use persuasion with purpose — Choose a device because it helps this reader understand or care, then check whether a plainer sentence would work better.
4. Lesson 20: Retest and revise — Keep your original response, identify one useful change and use the handbook to choose a focused practice.

Ask the child to explain one example and one choice in their own work. If they get stuck, reread the instruction together or return to the worked example. Let the child supply the wording. Record any help used in a timed task so later comparisons remain meaningful.

Feedback on open writing is guidance to check against the actual text. Keep a well-supported alternative when it serves the task; do not change a correct sentence only to match a model.