I have gathered some decent pointers from
Paige Ellis' Blog Assignment #12, What is Peer Editing,and Peer Edit with Perfection Tutorial. To start off I would like to talk about peer editing. Peer editing is when two people edit the work of one another. These two people are normally classmates around the same age. What are some things a student could edit? Well first remember that it is not your paper, so do not become a "Defensive Dave" if the other student chooses to ignore what you point out. Some of the topics a student might look at in editing are; punctuation, clarity, grammar, and sentence structure. Also when peer editing, it is a good idea to stay positive. Honestly in my opinion that is the most important rule.
Being positive leads me into the next topic that was covered. To sum it up I would say it is the attitude you take into the room with you. Being positive helps, imagine if negative feedback was coming your way. Would it not be helpful if the reviewer stayed positive and showed you what you did wrong? Generosity can be shown and given. For the person reviewing you, listen, they are taking time out to help you! In return, as a reviewer, make corrections, point out what the problems are, but do not pick at every little error. If you tell them "oh punctuation might be an issue." they can go back and figure out what they did. Peer Editing is not hard, there are just some simple rules that need to be observed!
I totally agree that staying positive is the most important aspect of peer reviewing because when you constantly criticize a person's work he or she would feel as if you may be belittling them and that should never be the case. We are suppose to encourage our peers to do better.
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ReplyDeleteI think that you acknowledged a great point with peer editing. Staying positive is a great way to communicate with peers on their writing skills. This allows the writer to have an open mind set when being critiqued on their work and not take it personally.
I also noticed that instead of using "To sum it up I would say it is the attitude you take into the room with you." I would maybe use the "The attitude you should take with you." Overall you pointed out some great facts on peer editing with the help from EDM 310 we should be able to master critiquing in the future.
Good job. Remember to include links.
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