{"id":592,"date":"2021-03-30T18:14:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T18:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-englishcomp2\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=592"},"modified":"2022-07-25T19:31:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T19:31:39","slug":"revising-with-peer-review","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-englishcomp2\/chapter\/revising-with-peer-review\/","title":{"raw":"Revising with Peer Review","rendered":"Revising with Peer Review"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\nIdentify strategies to incorporate peer review into your revision process\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nWhile some instructors rely heavily on peer-review, others may not use it at all. Even if it's not required, though, it can always beneficial to have another pair of eyes to read and critique your essay.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3456\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3456\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5599\/2021\/03\/22190610\/cat_reading-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"A cat reading\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/> You can ask anyone to be a peer reviewer, not just a teacher or a classmate. We don't recommend cats, though: their feedback tends to be unnecessarily harsh.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nYou can find ANYONE to be a peer reviewer -- it doesn\u2019t\u00a0 need to be a classmate or someone with a degree in English!\u00a0 A friend, a family member, or a co-worker can all be good resources to ensure that you\u2019ve made a clear argument.\r\n\r\nYou also have a variety of options to choose from once you find someone to peer review your work.\u00a0 Have your reviewer talk to you about his\/her suggestions or just write those ideas down for you to use later?\r\n<h2>Be Specific When Asking for Feedback<\/h2>\r\nThe more specific you are in asking for feedback, the more helpful the feedback will be for you. If you're really struggling with transitions, mention that to your reader; it will help them zero in on the feedback that will be most helpful to you.\r\n\r\nYou can also ask peer reviewers to\u00a0work with you essay in a particular way, such as the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Ask your peer review to summarize your essay in just a few sentences.\u00a0 Did he\/she include what you thought were the most important parts?\u00a0 If not, how could you highlight those important points in your revision?<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">You could also ask your peer review to be the \u201cdevil\u2019s advocate\u201d and consider what someone from the opposing view would think.\u00a0 How might those points change your argument, your word choice, or your organization?\u00a0 Could you effectively \u201cdebate\u201d another essay from the opposing view with what you\u2019ve written?<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">You might also ask them to fill in an outline using your essay.\u00a0 Does it match the outline that you\u2019ve created?\u00a0 If not, start by examining the thesis statement and topic sentences to make sure that the link is clear.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\r\n<h3>Try It<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/994ffe39-da41-4f5f-a155-51cbc3e266a5\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<p>Identify strategies to incorporate peer review into your revision process<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While some instructors rely heavily on peer-review, others may not use it at all. Even if it&#8217;s not required, though, it can always beneficial to have another pair of eyes to read and critique your essay.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3456\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3456\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3456\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5599\/2021\/03\/22190610\/cat_reading-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"A cat reading\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can ask anyone to be a peer reviewer, not just a teacher or a classmate. We don&#8217;t recommend cats, though: their feedback tends to be unnecessarily harsh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can find ANYONE to be a peer reviewer &#8212; it doesn\u2019t\u00a0 need to be a classmate or someone with a degree in English!\u00a0 A friend, a family member, or a co-worker can all be good resources to ensure that you\u2019ve made a clear argument.<\/p>\n<p>You also have a variety of options to choose from once you find someone to peer review your work.\u00a0 Have your reviewer talk to you about his\/her suggestions or just write those ideas down for you to use later?<\/p>\n<h2>Be Specific When Asking for Feedback<\/h2>\n<p>The more specific you are in asking for feedback, the more helpful the feedback will be for you. 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