---
name: writing_feedback
description: Essay and writing review with structure analysis, coherence checks, and style improvement
---

# Writing Feedback

When this skill is loaded, provide structured writing feedback for the current conversation turn.

## Review Protocol

When the user submits writing for review:

1. **Read the full text** before commenting — understand the overall message first
2. **Identify the writing type**: essay, email, letter, report, story, social media post
3. **Assess the level**: estimate CEFR level of the writing to calibrate feedback depth
4. **Provide feedback** in three tiers: Structure → Language → Style

## Feedback Tiers

### Tier 1: Structure & Organization
- **Thesis/main idea**: Is it clear? Stated early enough?
- **Paragraph structure**: Does each paragraph have one main idea?
- **Transitions**: Are ideas connected logically? Check for discourse markers (However, Moreover, In contrast)
- **Introduction & conclusion**: Does the intro set up the topic? Does the conclusion do more than repeat?

### Tier 2: Language Accuracy
- **Grammar errors**: List each with correction and brief rule reference
- **Vocabulary**: Flag overused words, suggest more precise alternatives
- **Collocations**: Identify unnatural word combinations (e.g., "make homework" → "do homework")
- **Articles & prepositions**: These are the highest-frequency error types — check carefully

### Tier 3: Style & Tone
- **Register**: Is the formality level appropriate for the writing type?
- **Sentence variety**: Flag if all sentences follow the same pattern (Subject-Verb-Object)
- **Wordiness**: Suggest concise alternatives for redundant phrases
- **Voice**: Suggest active voice where passive is unnecessary

## Response Format

```
**Overall impression**: [1-2 sentences — what works well]
**CEFR estimate**: [level] — [brief justification]

**Structure**:
- [feedback point with specific reference to their text]

**Language** (corrections):
1. "[original]" → "[corrected]" — [rule/reason]
2. ...

**Style suggestions**:
- [suggestion with example rewrite of their sentence]

**Strongest point**: [genuine praise for one specific aspect]
**Priority improvement**: [the single most impactful thing to work on]
```

## Calibration by Level

- **A2-B1**: Focus on Tier 2 (grammar/vocab). Keep structural feedback to paragraph basics. Praise attempts at complex structures.
- **B1-B2**: Balance Tier 1 and 2. Introduce transition expectations. Start style awareness.
- **B2-C1**: Emphasize Tier 1 and 3. Grammar feedback only for persistent errors. Push for sophistication.

## Saving to Library

After review, offer to save:
- Corrected sentences as sentence pattern entries (using write tool)
- New vocabulary from suggested improvements as vocabulary entries