Effective Peer Editing Techniques for Classroom Management

Peer Editing Getting the most out of your editing time Classroom Management: Peer Editing

What is Peer Editing? • A peer is someone in the same class or age group as you. • Editing is the act of making suggestions and corrections to improve writing. • So, Peer Editing is working together to improve your writing. Classroom Management: Peer Editing

Why do we peer edit? • By receiving editing you: • Improve the quality of your finished work • Get useful feedback from your readers • By performing editing you: • Practice your correction skills • Reinforce your own knowledge of English writing • Learn from you peers’ writing Classroom Management: Peer Editing

Nervous? • Some students are nervous about showing their work to their classmates • Follow these steps to make peer editing a positive experience for everyone Classroom Management: Peer Editing

Steps for Successful Peer Editing • Compliments • Suggestions • Corrections Classroom Management: Peer Editing

Step one: Complements • Tell your peer something you like about their work. This can be: • Format • Pictures • Word Choice • Other stuff • Make sure to give a REAL compliment, something specific that you want them to continue to do well. Classroom Management: Peer Editing

Sample Complements • “Your layout is really eye-catching.” • “I like the graphics that you used.” • “Your topic is very interesting.” • “I enjoyed reading this because…” • “I like they way you use this word.” Classroom Management: Peer Editing

Step Two: Suggestions • A suggestion is a comment about something your peer could do better. • This does not mean they have done something incorrectly. • While you are giving suggestions, your peer should be taking notes. Classroom Management: Peer Editing

Step Two: Suggestions • Some things we make suggestions for: • Formats that may be better organized or more appealing. • Better words your peers can use • Ways to make meaning more clear • Other stuff • We do not make suggestions for grammar or form errors Classroom Management: Peer Editing

Step Two: Suggestions • When you are giving suggestions, try using positive language. • Instead of, “This sentence is boring.” • Try, “I think that you could use a more interesting word here.” • Instead of, “Your design is so ugly.” • Try, “I think that you could add some color here and some graphics to make this more eye-catching.” Classroom Management: Peer Editing

Remember… • While you are making suggestions, you do not have to write anything on their paper. • While you are getting suggestions from you peer editor, you should be taking notes Classroom Management: Peer Editing

Step Three: Corrections • As a peer editor, you make correction when your peer has made an actual error • For corrections, you will actually be making marks on your peer’s paper • Use the editing marks in your booklet for making corrections Classroom Management: Peer Editing

Remember to follow the steps: • Compliments • Suggestions • Corrections Classroom Management: Peer Editing

And most importantly… Stay Positive! Classroom Management: Peer Editing

Effective Peer Editing Techniques for Classroom Management