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Camp Story Peer Review

Read the camp story below. Then use the evidence in it to give a writer specific, kind and useful feedback. Finish by reflecting on how you could revise a story of your own.

The Lantern on the Track

On Friday evening, Maia and her cousin Nathan helped stack firewood beside their campsite near a New Zealand bush track. As dusk settled, their group leader called everyone back to the tents. Maia noticed a small lantern glowing farther along the track. It was the one their group had left near the woodpile. “I’ll get it,” Nathan said, stepping towards the trees. A gust shook the branches, and the lantern’s light disappeared. Nathan stopped. Maia remembered the leader’s rule: stay together and never leave the marked campsite. She called out, “We should get an adult.” Their leader came with them and found the lantern beside a fallen branch, safely off the track. Back at camp, Nathan admitted he had been worried but did not want to seem scared. Maia felt relieved. They moved the lantern to the table and listened as rain began tapping on the tent roof. The dark track no longer seemed so mysterious.

Notice what works

Point to details from the story when you explain your thinking. There may be more than one reasonable response.

1.Which event creates the main problem in the story? Choose the best answer.

The group stacks firewood beside the campsite.
The lantern disappears from view when Nathan steps towards the trees.
Rain begins tapping on the tent roof.
Nathan admits he felt worried.

2.Name one detail that helps you picture the setting. Explain what you imagine.

3.How does Maia show good judgement? Include one action or line of dialogue from the story.

4.What does Nathan admit at the end, and how does this help the reader understand him?

5.Which sentence best describes how the ending feels? Give a reason from the story.

Give useful peer feedback

A helpful review names a strength, supports it with evidence and offers one respectful next step.

6.Write one specific positive comment about the story. Include a detail or phrase that supports your comment.

7.Choose one area the writer could develop: setting, character feelings, event order, or ending. Suggest one change and explain how it could help the reader.

8.The writer wants the moment when the lantern disappears to feel more tense. Which revision would help most?

Add a sentence describing the branch scraping across the track as the light vanishes.
Remove the sentence about the lantern disappearing.
Add a list of everything packed for the camp.
Explain the weather in a different paragraph after the ending.

Reflect and revise

Use the feedback process for your own writing, too.

9.What is one revision you would make to this story? Explain how it would improve the reader’s experience.

10.Think about feedback you might give or receive on a story. Write one goal for your next draft and one way you could check whether you have achieved it.