Grammar was never one of my best skills so I was kind of nervous when I was told that we were going to be peer editing. I'm not good at editing my own writing, much less someone else's writing. After reading Paige Ellis' blog about peer editing I feel a lot more comfortable about it. Correcting someones mistakes is important in writing because it could help them learn from it. Constructive criticism is very important. Especially when you are writing and the whole world can see it.
After watching Writing Peer Review Top 10 Mistakes and Peer Editing With Perfection Tutorial, I have
learned the proper way to peer edit. It is very important to stay positive! I know that I wouldn't want someone to be mean while criticizing my writing. You should always give compliments and explain what you like about it. When editing, you should make suggestions. Details, organization, and word usage are some areas you could use to make suggestions. Corrections are also very important when you are peer editing. Don't be too general when you are making corrections. Explain your corrections and where they need to be executed. If I were to comment on a peer's post I would do it publicly. It is important for the reader and the audience to see it. Someone could have read and thought it was correct.
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ReplyDeleteHey Raven!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post on Peer Editing.I agree with you that constructive criticism is very important.Giving helpful and positive feedback about the authors work also helps their writing. That way they can learn from their mistakes, and make sure not to do it again.
"If I was to comment on a peer's post I would do it publicly." I might change this to "If I were to comment on a peer's post I would do it publicly.
Raven, in the last sentence of the first paragraph, there should be a comma instead of a period between "important" and "especially".
ReplyDeleteIt would be a good idea to go back and summarize each individual source that you read/watched so your readers will know a little more about them! Also, don't forget to add alt/title modifiers to your pictures!