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These cards include a series of claims, some for argumentative writing and some for literary analysis, paired with evidence from non-fictional and fictional texts. Print them and cut them out to use with a small group. All of the literary analysis pairings are from the novel Stargirl, as it is the text my students are working with in the start of the school year. You can change these to fit a novel or short story you are working with in class. I typically give these cards in homogeneous, small

This strategy can be used with peer-editing for mechanics/conventions. Students simply highlight errors in their peer's essay in order to point out mistakes; however, the peer will have to look closely at each highlight to determine the error they made and make the proper changes. It's a great way to make sure students understand the mistakes they make in their writing, rather than just "fixing" them based on what a partner wrote in red pen. Please feel free to make changes to this document to b