Blog post #3

          A quality peer review consists of constructive criticism and honesty. When doing a peer review you must stay positive and be considerate. You don't want to rip them to pieces while going over their paper. Compliment your peer on the things that they've done right such as using "fancy" words, or remembering punctuality etc. Be specific. Make sure they know what they've done wrong when reviewing their paper or they won't know what to correct. Make suggestions but don't be overbearing and try to change every little thing about their paper because it's their work, not yours. Word choice is very important. You don't want their paper to sound like a 3rd grader wrote it so, again, make suggestions on certain words if you feel it's necessary. 

 

          Organization is key in an essay, article, peer review etc. Make sure your peers paper is organized in a way that people can understand without having to try. If the essay doesn't flow good then the reader will be lost and will eventually give up on reading it. The topic sentence is one of the most important things in an essay. Without it the reader won't know what they're reading about so make sure the topic sentence is very clear and concise. Making corrections can sometimes be a little sticky. You don't want to offend your peer but you also don't want to let anything slide for the greater good of your peers essay. When making corrections make sure to be very specific. Underline and circle exactly what needs to be fixed and make little foot notes if necessary.

      

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