Codes: AC9E7LA05, AC9E7LA06, AC9E7LA09, AC9E7LY06. Goal: edit a short explanation so sentence structure, tense and punctuation clarify cause, result and a defined term. Prepare: Texts A–C, paragraph-path aid, strips: “the first question was clearer / both readers took the same route / the label remained unverified”.
- Hear the gap · 2 min. Read three strips as disconnected sentences. Ask which relationship a visitor cannot yet hear.
- Model · 5 min. Write: “Because the first question was clearer, both readers took the same route; however, the label remained unverified.” Explain the dependent cause, main result and qualification. Past tense stays with the recorded test. If a semicolon is new locally, use two sentences with However instead.
- Punctuate · 5 min. Add: “Terminal label: the name printed at the end of a route.” Show why the colon introduces a definition. Then make an optional bracketed scope: “The two passes (both with card 8) reached J.” Brackets contain a useful aside, not the sole evidence.
- Compose · 7 min. Choose a learner route; write, dictate or assemble a three-sentence explanation for the fictional display editor. Include an evidence-bearing complex sentence, a limit and a defined technical term. Keep observed past events in past tense; future tests may use future or modal language.
- Edit aloud · 4 min. Read the text without hand gestures. Ask: “Does therefore really follow? Does the colon define or list? Did the tense switch change the claim?” The author repairs one specific issue.
- Exit · 2 min. Submit a before/after sentence and explain what the revision made clearer. This is revision evidence, not a punctuation memory quiz.