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#12: Writers learn from other writers.

#11: Writers learn by revising.

#10: Learning is visible in revision plans prior to final drafts.

#9: Writers learn to revise because of helpful feedback.

#8: Writers get helpful feedback when instructors teach reviewers to give it.

#7: You can’t teach what you can’t see.

#6: Teachers are more effective when they can see students’ thinking.

#5: Review engages students in reading drafts critically and gets them thinking about peers’ writing strategies.

#4: Peer learning requires student engagement.

#3: Writing and reviewing small bits encourages targeted feedback and helps students revise.

#2: More feedback and revision produce better writers.

#1: Becoming better reviewers makes students better writers.

While we could go on, what these 12 reasons have in common is that Eli Review is pedagogy: it’s not magic, and it’s not a robot. It gives you tools for:

• assigning rapid cycles of feedback and revision
• designing targeted reviews
• coaching feedback and revision
• being an evidence-based teacher

For college instructors, getting Eli Review in your class is as easy as putting it on your syllabus. It is a subscription-based service and students can buy subscriptions on their own as they would a textbook. You can even ask your bookstore to carry Eli Review subscription cards: just give the manager our ISBN (978­0­692­47612­3) or contact [email protected] for more information.

For departmental adoptions at K-12 or higher-ed institutions, we negotiate pricing and subscription methods; collaborate on devising a series professional development opportunities for your staff; and partner with you in conducting research on the work students and instructors are doing in the system.

Ready to get started?

If so, here’s a quick startup guide or you can contact us to talk about effectively bringing Eli into your classroom.