Project 3 Learning Outcome 4:
Peer reviewing was done many different ways in high school, whether it was affective or not. While peer reviewing in this project, I was not only be able to learn from getting my paper reviewed, but also reviewing other peers work. We would practice reviewing throughout the semester and when reviewing a peer essay, it is an important way to produce valid feedback. I had to discover the meaning of the writing itself as if I had no clue about the subject they are talking about. The more I have practiced reviewing and accepting reviews the better that I have gotten at it using the skills I have developed. This has allowed me to grow as a writer and have a better understanding of connecting ideas.
The writing that I reviewed was Jessica’s where she was using the perspective of other peers as well as the perspective of Dr. Frank who was alive throughout the 1920 influenza pandemic. When reviewing peers essay, I was given guidance on what I should look out for and the sections that I really had too look for is the introduction thesis, and if everything flows together well while still connecting back to the thesis. A specific example of using this in my reviewing was when I was reading Jess’ introduction I noticed one of the biggest things that was that I was not sure what her thesis was trying to say, or her main point that she was trying to get across. I made a comment that she should really put her word in and to not be afraid to use her voice and elaborate, which is something that I believe all of us could do when we are working with our writings.
My comments may not always agree with what the writer is saying, yet that is how it should be because these writings are meant to be conversational and get the reading wondering. But there is a difference between wondering and confusion, and with my feedback I aim to eliminate any possibility of confusion that the reader may experience. The growth and development have improved since the beginning of the semester where I would just give general corrections that don’t really help my peer. Now my feedback is more in depth, where I would give my idea and what I think about a certain idea, giving them the option to take my idea into consideration, or try and spark a whole new idea of their own.
