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Effective Peer Editing

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Effective Peer Editing

• 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.

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Effective Peer Editing

– Read your peer’s whole paper aloud.

– This can be very quiet, but the point is to hear whether the words flow or are awkward.

– Plug your ears and read aloud to block out other people around you.

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Effective Peer Editing

Read the first paragraph again, aloud and... • Double check that paragraph has a good:

Hook- make your essay stand out with a catchy 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”

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Effective Peer EditingResearch Packet:

• Part 1: Introduction -provides an historical overview of the issue & includes any key definitions.

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• YES NO

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• What should be improved?

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Effective Peer EditingResearch Packet:

• Part 2: Introduction - the last sentence of this paragraph is the thesis. Write it here:

 

 

• What should be improved?

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Effective Peer Editing

– Read second paragraph (repeat third & fourth)• Double check:

– Introductory sentence

– Elaboration

– Concluding sentence

• 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”

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Effective Peer EditingResearch Packet:

• Part 3: Body – the next 3 – 6 paragraphs to provide the supporting evidence for the thesis.

• Effects 1, 2 and 3:

• Is it clearly defined?

• Reword the first effect -

• What should be improved?

• Are there three documented quotes in support?

• Evaluate the sources used.

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Effective Peer Editing

• Step Six.– Read conclusion

• Double check: Restatement of thesis Detail, anecdote, examples, call to action

• 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”

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Effective Peer EditingResearch Packet:

• Part 4: Conclusion –

• Identify and evaluate the restatement of the thesis

• Identify and evaluate the brief summary

• Evaluate prediction/opinion – is it logical?

• What should be improved?

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Effective Peer Editing– Be Positive!

• There are two types of feedback: positive and constructive.

– Watch for Common Errors:• It's is a contraction for "it is" and its is possessive.

– It’s raining! NOT Nigeria treats it’s HIV positive citizens poorly.

• Who's is a contraction for "who is" and whose is possessive.– Who’s coming to dinner? Whose paper are you editing?

• You're is a contraction for "you are" and your is possessive.– You’re going to need to revise your papers.

• They're is a contraction for "they are," there is a place, their is possessive.

• There's is a contraction for "there is" and theirs is possessive.

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Effective Peer Editing– Common Errors Continued:

• They're is a contraction for "they are," there is a place, their is possessive.

– They’re editing their papers quietly over there in the corner. Hooray!

• There's is a contraction for "there is" and theirs is possessive.– There’s no need to get upset about the process of revising your

writing.

– If you edit your paper carefully and your friends don’t, your paper will be substantially better than theirs.

• Too means also, two is a number, to is a preposition.– Be sure to revise your paper at least two times. It’ll be focused better

and easier to read, too.

• A LOT is TWO WORDS! What the heck is an alot?

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Effective Peer Editing– Common Errors Continued:

• A LOT is TWO WORDS! What the heck is an alot?

• Whenever you read a sentence with the word "that," ask yourself if you can delete that word and still achieve clarity. If so, kill it. The same can be said of all sentences. If you can delete a word without changing the meaning or sacrificing clarity, do it. "And then" is a phrase worth using your word processor's search feature to look for and eliminate.

• Don’t start sentences with “But,” “And,” or “So”