When peer editing I made sure to mainly focus on global revision, checking that main ideas are clear, quotes are analyzed and integrated properly into the paragraph. In my peer’s paper I noticed that they lacked the addition of personal experience and opinions. Drawing from what I put in my works I gave an example of what to do for a personal experience. In this specific paragraph, before it was fully fleshed out I wanted to put forward the idea of the writer’s take on the removal of phones. The addition of personal experience can enhance and elevate ones work, so ensuring that my peer was aware of this was important.

In global revision I looked closely at how the quotes were integrated into the paragraph. I noticed that in their Barclay paragraph they did not specify whether or not the authors they put in conversation were agreeing or disagreeing. The agreement and disagreement of authors plays a large role in the Barclay paragraph which is why I wanted to point out for the need of that addition.

For the feedback letters that I give I make sure to encompass the main points that I found needed correction in the essay. I also added encouragement in my feedback letter since I know that hearing only negative, or constructive points can affect the writer’s confidence. My feedback letter not only mentions the specific points that I made in my comments throughout the review but also allow for the writer to go back through the essay with a new viewpoint of ideas that can be added to aid their essay.

Throughout the year I feel as though my ability to peer review has grown. I understand how to identify and construct effective criticism and review on my peers’ essays that will help them in their revisions. I began focusing more on the main idea and less on sentence level mistakes which the writer can find easier than larger holes in their work. Having and outside eye on one’s essay is extremely beneficial and each review I aimed to be more helpful than I was the last time.