Responding to Peers

This article was overall really helpful from beginning to end! I liked how the author brought to attention that when you are peer editing, it is not your job to write, but it is your job to read! He mentioned a lot of useful tips to edit your peer’s work in a way that will really benefit them. I enjoyed the way he was able to change perspectives in the readings, which allowed me to really connect with what he was saying. He informed, well I should say reminded me, of how the way I edited in High School was not the most helpful for my peers. In High School, we always got to choose who we swapped papers with, so of course we exchanged with our friends who would either one, not read them and just talk to each other about off topic things, or two, just tell you that it is great because you want to be positive and supportive of each other. The examples he used throughout the reading were also helpful because I was actually able to see exactly what he meant. I liked the format of this reading, it was clear and efficient – question and here is the answer. I am now more confident in my peer editing and feel like I know I exactly what to do to help out my classmates. Overall, Richard Staub wrote a valuable piece that will be beneficial for my peers and I when editing each other’s work throughout this course!