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Make your essay better without letting it write it
Feedback on your draft that a good teacher would give: where the argument is, where it is weak, where a reader gets lost. You do the rewriting. It will not write the essay, and you should not let it.
The tool
Claude
Long documents, careful writing, and following detailed instructions without drifting. The intro blueprints are written for it first. The free plan is enough for this.
Ask for feedback, not a rewrite
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Here is my draft essay. Do not rewrite it. Tell me: the one sentence that states my argument, the two paragraphs that support it least, and three places where a reader would get confused. Then ask me one question that would make the argument stronger. [paste your draft]
What good looks like
Feedback, not a rewrite. If it hands back a new essay, say "I asked you not to rewrite it" and it will stop.
Fix one paragraph yourself, then check
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I rewrote the weakest paragraph. Here it is: [paste it]. Is it stronger? Say why in two sentences, and do not rewrite it.
What good looks like
A verdict and a reason, not a rewrite. If it rewrites anyway, remind it.
Check the thing teachers notice
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Read only my introduction and conclusion. Do they say the same thing in different words, or does the conclusion add something? One sentence.
What good looks like
One sentence. If the answer is "the same thing," that is your next edit.
Watch out
Handing in something it wrote is the same as handing in a friend's work. Know your school's rule and follow it.
Now with your own thing. Same steps. The one on the fridge counts.