Peer reviewing can be an unnerving process. I never want to offend anyone with my comments or be too lenient, so I must find a middle ground somewhere. I tend to get lost if I feel like what I am reading is in fact up to par. I lose myself in comments of “great job!” and explaining why, leaving out another way they could go about their point. Learning Outcome #4 states, “Be able to critique their own and others’ work by emphasizing global revision early in the writing process and local revision later in the process.” This points out another aspect where I find flaws. When I do tend to lose my knowledgeable comments, I begin to focus on local revisions. I believe that I was able to make myself focus and improve my reviewing tactics over this semester. As shown in these screenshots from my own review of a peer’s paper, I was able to inquire about areas that could use further explanation and offer suggestions for ways that they might want to further improve their paper. I feel as though these examples best represent my ability. I was striving to persistently acknowledge what they were saying as well as question it in order to offer them a deeper understanding of their own context.
