Peer Editing What is peer editing? Steps Career Research Paper Peer Editing Lab

What is peer editing? Peer Edit  a person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background, and social or professional status.  To modify or adapt so as to make suitable or acceptable Peer editing means working with someone of your own professional status – usually someone in your class – to help improve, revise, and edit his or her writing.

Steps Three steps in peer editing  compliments  suggestions  corrections

Step 1: Compliments Stay positive and respectful  Remember, you’re helping to change someone else’s work.  Think about how you would feel if someone were telling you what needed to be improved in your own writing.

Step 1: Compliments Tell the writer what you think he or she did well  I think you used a lot of good details  You made this topic interesting  My favorite part was ______ because  I like the way you ___________

Step 1: Compliments Read this paragraph and record three compliments as if you were doing a peer review.  We where all over my aunts house when my dog Riley was running around like crazy. He was chasing me around in circles. all of a suden I look and riley he was in the pool! swimming in my aunts pool. I couldn’t believe my eyes that the dog was in the pool. I dashed to the pool and jumpd in and swan over to Riley and pulled him to the steps. He got out and shook all over us like a sprinkler on a hot day. I was glad riley was o.k. and that I saved him.

Step 1: Compliments List

Step 2: Suggestions Give the author specific ideas about how to improve his or her writing  Stay positive and respectful  Use non-critical language  Be specific Instead of, “It didn’t make sense,” say, “If you add more details after this sentence, it would be more clear.” Instead of, “Your word choice was boring,” say, “Instead of using the word good, maybe you can use the word exceptional.”

Step 2: Suggestions Areas to consider  Word choice – Did the author choose interesting words?  Using details – Did the author give specific examples?  Organization – Can you understand what the author is trying to say? Is it in the correct sequence?  Sentences – Are the sentences too long or too short?  Topic – Does the author stick to the topic or talk about other things that don’t really fit in a specific section?

Step 2: Suggestions Read this paragraph and record three suggestions as if you were doing a peer review.  We where all over my aunts house when my dog Riley was running around like crazy. He was chasing me around in circles. all of a suden I look and riley he was in the pool! swimming in my aunts pool. I couldn’t believe my eyes that the dog was in the pool. I dashed to the pool and jumpd in and swan over to Riley and pulled him to the steps. He got out and shook all over us like a sprinkler on a hot day. I was glad riley was o.k. and that I saved him.

Step 2: Suggestions List

Step 3: Corrections Corrections means checking for  Spelling mistakes  Grammar mistakes  Missing punctuation  Run-on or incomplete sentences

Step 3: Corrections Read this paragraph and record the errors in spelling, punctuation, or grammar.  We where all over my aunts house when my dog Riley was running around like crazy. He was chasing me around in circles. all of a suden I look and riley he was in the pool! swimming in my aunts pool. I couldn’t believe my eyes that the dog was in the pool. I dashed to the pool and jumpd in and swan over to Riley and pulled him to the steps. He got out and shook all over us like a sprinkler on a hot day. I was glad riley was o.k. and that I saved him.

Step 3: Corrections List

Things to remember Stay positive and respectful  Try to make suggestions and corrections in a positive way. Be specific  Give the author specific ideas on how to improve his or her writing. Complete all three steps  compliments, suggestions, and corrections. Copyright 2004 IRA/NCTE. All rights reserved. ReadWriteThink materials may be reproduced for educational purposes. Images copyright Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Peer Editing Lab Each student will review 2 papers  Begin today in lab  Get instructor sign off for each section  Complete and turn in on Monday at beginning of class Authors will receive this feedback on Wednesday Copies of peer edited rough drafts to be turned in with final draft of paper on Wednesday, 5/11