Peer Review

Today's Project:

Part One
Peer Review - You'll be carefully reviewing and commenting on the drafts of 2 classmates.  You are expected to point out all the strengths of the paper. You must also make at least one suggestion for improvement in each category (there are six given on the form).  This is a chance to help each other "upgrade" your papers - think of even your seemingly 'negative' comments for what they are - powerful bits of information that could potentially help raise your classmate's grade!!!!

Use this link to access the peer review form. 
Resave it first with a new name on your own google docs, or cut and paste as a word doc. 
Fill it in giving clear feedback and specific examples
You MAY NOT write ANYTHING on the other student's paper. 
Print out your edits and give them to the teacher.  The other student will get this feedback on Thursday....not today!  

Part Two
Self-Editing

Reading and editing other people's writing can give you "fresh eyes" with which you can look at your own essay.   You are assigned the following task: Write at least 300 words answering these same six questions about your own writing (as a blog entry).  Try to imagine someone else wrote them...don't skim. 

On Thursday, you'll get your peers' feedback to compare and contrast with what you noticed.  This is often a really interesting experience.