Transcript What is Peer Editing?

WHAT IS PEER EDITING?
a teaching technique in which
students read, and comment on
each other's written work
WHAT ARE THE THREE STEPS IN THE
PROCESS?
• Step 1 – Overview of the paper’s
strengths
• Step 2 – Suggestions
• Step 3 – Corrections
HOW SHOULD YOU ALWAYS START YOUR PEER
EDIT?
• Always start your peer editing by mentioning the paper’s
particular strengths.
• Tell the writer what you think he or she did well:
• Your strengths as a writer are ________
• These examples are excellent because…
• Your strongest section is ________
• This was really intriguing because…
• I liked the way you_________…
CRITICISMS ARE NOT ALLOWED
WHEN PEER EDITING ANOTHER
PERSON’S PAPER
STEP 2 – SUGGESTIONS…
Remember – stay positive and be specific in your comments. Make them from the point
of view of a reader, so that you communicate where the problem is for their audience.
It’s also a very good idea to phrase your comments as questions you are asking them to
answer – to show them where they need to go further in their explanation, in their use of
evidence, or where the logic of their argument is unclear. Also, by phrasing your
comments from a reader’s point of view, you don’t make absolute claims and don’t run
the risk of hurt feelings. Hurt feelings rarely have a positive effect on a person’s desire
to change the way they do things – they are more likely to react negatively and
aggressively to suggestions.
STEP 2 – SUGGESTIONS…
• Instead of, “It doesn’t make sense,” say something like:
“Unpack your ideas here. Right now I’m having trouble
understanding what you mean but if you explain it more
fully it might become clear.”
• Instead of, “Your word choice was boring or
inaccurate,” say something like: “I find the repetition of
terms distracting; consider revising here,” or “I’m not
following this; can you be more specific in your use of
terms?”
STEP 3 – CORRECTIONS…
• The third step in the peer editing process is making
corrections. Corrections means checking your peer’s
paper for:
• Spelling mistakes
• Grammar mistakes
• Missing punctuation
• Incomplete or run-on sentences
EXAMPLE:
We where all over my aunts house when my dog Riley
was running around like crazy. He was chasing me around
in circles. all of a suden I look and riley he was in the
pool! swimming in my aunts pool. I couldn’t believe my
eyes that the dog was in the pool. I dashed to the pool
and jumpd in and swan over to Riley and pulled him to the
steps. He got out and shook all over us like a sprinkler on
a hot day. I was glad riley was o.k. and that I saved him.