Journal 7

  1. What global comments/suggestions did you find the best from your peers? Why?
    1. I think the most helpful suggestion I had was to read my essay aloud. Most of the comments included were about awkward sentence structure or a typo, so just having the opportunity to look at the essay with fresh eyes is beneficial to understanding what it is like  for someone else who does not have my ideas going into it.
  2. What were the best global comments/suggestions you offered your peers? Why?
    1. My recommendations to my peers to make their thesis stronger and more obvious was most beneficial because it in turn would help them have something to connect their analysis to. Explaining how to analyze by connecting quotes to the thesis was hopefully beneficial in helping them to understand how to map out the essays and solidify their opinions.
  3. What important feedback/discussion points weren’t captured on the page that came up during your discussion? Be specific and reference your peers and their papers. You may benefit from looking back over the essays you peer reviewed.
    1. One thing that my peers mentioned to me in person that they did not write a lot about was working on my piece’s formatting. They mentioned including in text citations for not only the Widdecombe piece, but also my own work, which I had not previously considered.
  4. What did you wish had come up looking back over your peer review comments?
    1. I wish my peers and I could have talked about more ways to connect my thesis to my current life as a college student. Because I am talking about larger scale issues, I don’t quite know how I can connect this to my current lifestyle yet, and I would have liked to ask for some advice about that.
  5. How does this kind of peer review compare to peer review from high school?
    1. This kind of peer review was much more helpful than high school peer review. Because the comments were more substantial, there was more constructive criticism. Having these comments in front of us when discussing as a group, it resulted in more direct and honest feedback as opposed to being scared of hurting someone’s feelings because their essay is missing something. I want a good essay, and this is much more helpful to getting there.
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