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Chpt 5 pg 95. Peer Revision. Teri Lynn Tosspon, English/History/Communications. Peer Editing . Do’s Take this serious, you will be graded on the quality and quantity of your comments. Comment in a polite, respectful language/tone
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Chpt 5 pg 95 Peer Revision Teri Lynn Tosspon, English/History/Communications
Peer Editing • Do’s • Take this serious, you will be graded on the quality and quantity of your comments. • Comment in a polite, respectful language/tone • Explain your comments, so if you say “I Liked it,” explain why! If you say “this is bad” explain how to improve it. • Don’ts • Correct every spelling/ grammar mistake (the author should use spell check!) • Fill the paper with vague comments like “great job” and “interesting” • Insult the author • Phrases such as “this sucks”, instead phrase as “This could be better if you added in…” • Always remember these lessons: • A good peer editor makes a better self-editor because you learn by correcting other peoples’ work! • Treat your peer’s paper like you’ll be graded on his/her errors and weaknesses.
STEP One (1) • Read Aloud • Read your peer’s whole paper aloud to the author. • This can be very quiet, but the point is to hear whether the words flow or are awkward. • After each sentence, give the author time to mark up his/her own copy. • You now have 20 minutes to read aloud
STEP Two (2) • In-Depth analysis on the paragraph level... • Double check paragraph 1: • Lead-in/Hook • Thesis statement • Elaboration (detail) • Establishment of topics discussed • Mark convention errors. • Save time: don’t re-word sentences. Put “awk” by awkward areas and move on. • Don’t fix the spelling- just circle the word and write “sp” • Repeat this step for each paragraph. • For each paragraph and write a positive comment. Highlight one sentence/phrase you particularly liked. Positive feedback encourages, negative phrasing tears down and discourages.
STEP Three(3) • Logical organization (whole paper + each paragraph) • Is there an easy flow of ideas? • Double check: create an outline of the paper • Major points • Details • Suggest improvements • Does each topic sentence feed the thesis? • Are the transitions clear and concise?
Step Four (4) • Professionalization • Address the language of the piece • Double check: • precise/professional language? • Make 2-3 suggestions on terminology and language/vocabulary • “Now-a-days” = currently, in modern times, etc • Correct/suggest improvements for vague words such as “stuff” “really” “things”
Step Five (5) • Format and Sources • Use the checklist provided • Compare to your own paper for: • Font • Size • Spacing • Title • Headings • Page numbers • Citations • Check format for direct quotes/summaries/paraphrases • Check format for Works Cited page
Step Six (6) • General improvement suggestions • Suggest to peer what their greatest area of weakness is: • ideas/content • Organization • sentence fluency • Voice • word choice. • Suggest what your peer’s greatest weakness on conventions is. • Spelling/grammar/verb usage, etc.