One page, then the packet
Cheat sheet
Each line is the test for that exercise. If you can pass the test, the piece is done. The worksheet walks each exercise in steps, with a box for every step.
Download the worksheetA PDF you can type in. A cover, this sheet, then one page for each exercise. Short boxes first, then the piece. The boxes save with the file.
Retell1 to 4
The moral follows from the action, and it would not fit a different story.
Someone who was not there can retell it in the same order.
The praise or blame is supported by this incident, not by a proverb that could fit anyone.
You can say who should hear it, and who would be harmed by hearing it.
Test5 to 10
A reader can point to the sentence you rejected and the charge you used.
You name the clause you are keeping, and why it is clear, probable, fitting, or useful.
You are working on a public habit, not reviewing one article and not writing a law.
At least one sentence would become false if you moved it onto another subject.
The blame stays on the thing you named, and the harm is specific.
Both subjects face the same test, and the winner is allowed to change with the situation.
Decide11 to 14
A reader could guess the speaker from the words alone.
A stranger could repeat the path or the steps without asking what you meant.
A reader cannot tell which side you were itching to join.
Someone could adopt the proposal or refuse it, and the cost is visible.