NCTE+2.4

**NCTE Standard 2.4**

//"Designs and implements instruction and assessment that assist students in developing habits of critical thinking."//

In alignment with this standard, I have included an activity that can be used with virtually any piece of writing, and it can be used in lieu of or in addition to peer editing. For this activity, students must have completed a piece of writing that is ready to be submitted to me (or even to another teacher). Students are encouraged, through reflective questioning, to critically examine this piece of writing that they are about to hand in. Students write a personal letter to me which helps them answer analytical questions about their writing. It also gives students the chance to tell me anything I should know about their writing before I respond to their writing.