[Fiction Express] How to assess student reviews in Fiction Express

Book reviews are an excellent way to assess students’ reading comprehension and analytical skills. In Fiction Express, teachers can easily review and grade the reviews their students write about books.

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📌 Where to find student reviews?

To access your students' reviews, follow these steps:

1️⃣ Go to your Teacher Panel in Fiction Express
2️⃣ Click on the "My Classes" section
3️⃣ Select the class you want to review
4️⃣ Click on the "Reviews" tab to see all student submissions

💡 After finishing a book, students can submit a review along with a rating. They also have a guide to help them write it.

📌 How to assess reviews?

Once in the reviews section, assess them by:

✔️ Reading the full review – Make sure the student understood the book and clearly expressed their opinion
✔️ Grading the review – Assign a score or leave comments to improve their writing
✔️ Requesting improvements – If needed, ask the student to revise their review before approving it

💡 Tip: Encourage students to justify their opinions and connect the story to their own experiences or prior knowledge.

📌 Benefits of assessing reviews

🔹 Promotes critical thinking – Students build their reasoning and analysis skills
🔹 Enhances reading comprehension – Expressing opinions helps reinforce what they’ve read
🔹 Improves writing – They practise structuring and articulating ideas

✅ Start assessing your students' reviews
Now that you know how, review their work and help them grow in both reading and writing skills.
📚✨ Make reading a more enriching experience!

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