Peer commentary
After the draft report is completed I require you to pair up and
comment on other students' drafts. Take Elbow's chapters 3 & 13 in mind
when you decide what approaches to commenting you ask for as a writer and use
as a commentator. In the past I made lots of specific suggestions for
clarification and change in the margins, but in my experience, such suggestions
led only a minority of students beyond touching up into re-thinking and
revising their ideas and writing. On the other hand, I believe that all
writers value comments that reassure them that they have been listened to and
their voice, however uncertain, has been heard.
Updated:6-17-02