How Can You Provide Meaningful Feedback To Your Peers?
What is Peer Editing?
Peer editing is working with someone in your class to edit their work, and for them to do the same for you! Giving feedback to your peers can occasionally be overwhelming, or even scary, but it doesn't have to be! You have the potential to save someone's work
*The most important rule in peer editing…STAY POSITIVE.
According to the video What is Peer Editing?, and the Tutorial "Peer Edit With Perfection", there are three easy steps to peer editing.
Step 1: COMPLIMENT! The last thing you want to hear from your peer is negativity about the hard work you've done. Give them the good news. Tell them the ideas you like or how their word usage ROCKS. If they see your compliments first, they will be less likely to be defensive and more likely to use the ideas you are giving them.
Step 2: SUGGESTIONS! Do not nit-pick every minor detail. Give them advice to make a sentence sound better or add an adjective they were missing. If you STAY POSITIVE, they'll take your advice and run with it.
Step 3: CORRECTIONS! Use clear and concise editing marks while checking for grammar and spelling errors, and making sure there are no incomplete/ run-on sentences. Remember to be specific, don't leave anything out!
One of the main reasons why we peer edit is to get our peers to help us enhance our work.
Treat your classmates as you would like to be treated. Don't be a Picky Patty or a Mean Margaret. Be aware of their feelings and give them the credit they deserve. Be POSITIVE, helpful, and specific. Now that I have learned about how to peer edit with more positivity, I know I can help my classmates be successful.
Hey Abby, This is Jesse Again. Your blog was interesting. My Mom is taking a class that she has to do things like that post about peer editing. The peer editing video was a creative video. I have a kid at my school who is the Off-Task And Speedy Sandy. The video made lots of sense because it was like "oh, Yah" Moment or " That's what it was called". You also had great use of words. I am trying to get a broader vocabulary a you maybe able to see on my blog http://kidblog.org/class/MrBoylens2014-157thGrLitClasses/posts?author=u5222564
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting on my post Jesse! I know that getting a broader vocabulary takes lots of practice, so keep working hard! Being able to peer edit will also help you in that area.
DeleteVery good :) You need to fix your picture though, it is not showing up correctly. Make sure you always preview your post after you publish it :)
ReplyDeleteHey Abby!
ReplyDeleteI agree that the most important thing about peer editing is staying positive. If we are not positive then everything can go wrong. The purpose of peer editing is not giving negative feedbacks, but to help others. Compliments are always good. We never want to offend anyone.
Good post!