WHO: Teachers looking to have students pre-draft writing before sending to peer/teacher edits.

HOW: HemingwayApp.com is a website designed to help with editing writing assignments. After pasting in their writing sample, HemingwayApp identifies areas for potential improvement. Examples of these areas are hard to read sentences, use of adverbs and use of passive voice. It also identifies the number of paragraphs, sentences, words and character. Identified areas for correction are color coded for easy recognition. By moving your cursor over there error, the program gives suggestions for revision to the user. The program also gives the user an identified grade level readability to assist with your target audience.

When: Regardless of the assignment type, this free tool helps students to build their writing skills.

I have used this tool many times and found it to be useful. Hemingway App may not pick up on spelling mistakes and incorrect uses of words (their, there, they’re). However, it is still a powerful tool for teachers and students both. Use it yourself for classroom communications, or checking readability of assignments.

LINK: http://www.hemingwayapp.com/

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