Assignment 2: Writing and Receiving Reviews

Any performer can tell you that sometimes the opinions of critics and fans feel good, and sometimes they can be a real slap in the face. At this point in the course, there should be no slaps in the face, only helpful and supportive colleague and Faculty review of your writing. Sometimes how you react to a review is based on how you choose to receive and use it. Colleague and Faculty review should be useful and constructive, although that does not mean it is all positive. It means that it should highlight the positive while also making meaningful suggestions for improvement. When you review your colleagues’ writing, be thoughtful, compassionate, and informative. When you read others’ reviews, try to be open minded, resilient, and discerning. Ultimately, the writer decides what, if any, critique to accept and to incorporate into the final draft. Be sure to provide attribution, using APA formatting, for any outside sources used.  By Day 7 •Choose any one of your classmates whose essay you would like to peer review from those posted in the Peer Review Forum. •Refer to the Providing Feedback PDF located in this week’s Required Resources. •Keep in mind that some essays may get peer reviewed multiple times; others may not get peer reviewed at all. Selection for peer review is not related to the quality of your work, but usually has to do with when you post the work in the Peer Review Forum and how that fits into the schedule of your peers. It does not matter if your work does not get peer reviewed because your instructor will provide a detailed review of every student’s work through the classroom grade center. This exercise is more about learning how to do peer reviews than about receiving peer reviews. •In addition to submitting your peer review below, post your completed peer review to the Peer Review Forum where your colleague can see it.