Peer editing can go wrong when the person does not imply the three basic steps stated above. In the video Writing Peer Review Top 10 Mistakes a class of 4th and 5th graders give many examples of peer editing the wrong way. One example is "Jean the Generalizer", who is someone who makes suggestions on what needs to be changed but does not go into details. Another example is "Defensive Dave", which is someone who gets defensive when someone makes suggestions about their paper. Third example of a bad peer editor is "Mean Margaret", who is someone that is the opposite of staying positive in which they have negative comments or suggestions.
When I had to peer review my partner Jennifer Hamrick's blog I chose to comment on hers privately. I chose this way because we used Google Docs which was the easiest way for use to correct our errors. Whenever we finished our post we would go onto Google Docs, see what our partner said needed to be corrected and would revise our part. I really enjoyed her blog post. It was clear and straight to the point. I gave Jennifer compliments on what I like about her post. Second, I made suggestions on some things she might want to change or add. Last, I pointed out some minor punctuation errors.
In conclusion, peer editing is quite simple. The steps are compliments, suggestions, and corrections while all staying positive. When someone is peer editing your paper you would like them to use these steps. In the end no one likes to work with "Mean Margaret" or "Defensive Dave".
Good job. I like the picture at the bottom.
ReplyDeleteI really like the emphasis that you put on positivity and compliments. That is such a huge step in peer editing because you don't want to make someone feel like dirt after they put in so much effort.
ReplyDelete"With someone your own age"- I don't think peer editing has to be someone your own age. I wouldn't use a child to your edits for you, but I believe that it is okay to have people that are older than you look over and give suggestions.
In your second to last paragraph, you discussed how you chose to comment. I like private messaging; however, sometimes public messaging is a good option as well. If you publicly comment on the post AFTER you privately comment on it, then everyone can see what was changed. That would result in someone who wasn't sure about something possibly understanding because you put that comment out there. That way if that person was doing something wrong, they could see your post and fix it before they get critiqued!
There are just a few things that I would personally change. I think you just had a small typo (Google Docs which was the easiest way for "use"...I imagine it should say "us"). The final one was ("In the end, no one likes").
Overall great post! :)