Peer EditingPeer Editing

Peer Editing- What is Peer Editing- What is it?it?

• Workshop timeWorkshop time

• Dialogue, Dialouge, DialougeDialogue, Dialouge, Dialouge

• Chance to work through ideas with your Chance to work through ideas with your peerspeers• Trying out ideas before they get gradedTrying out ideas before they get graded• Does this make sense?Does this make sense?

Peer Editing- What it is Peer Editing- What it is notnot

• It is not a time to just read and say “I liked It is not a time to just read and say “I liked your paper.” your paper.”

• It isn’t just about grammar, spelling, It isn’t just about grammar, spelling, punctuation but about the bigger picture- punctuation but about the bigger picture- do your ideas come together to develop do your ideas come together to develop your thesis?your thesis?

• It isn’t about changing everything in the It isn’t about changing everything in the writers work- it is about bringing forth writers work- it is about bringing forth suggestions for the writer to know aboutsuggestions for the writer to know about

As the writer As the writer remember…remember…

• Explain the purpose and the audienceExplain the purpose and the audience

• Take advantage of the opportunityTake advantage of the opportunity

• Ask for clarification when you don’t Ask for clarification when you don’t understandunderstand

• Don’t take it personallyDon’t take it personally

• Feel free to decline ideasFeel free to decline ideas

As the editor, As the editor, remember….remember….

• Read through the piece twiceRead through the piece twice

• Take on the role of the intended readerTake on the role of the intended reader

• Avoid just “fixing” without discussing Avoid just “fixing” without discussing somethingsomething

• Be honest but constructiveBe honest but constructive

• Be specificBe specific

Editing marksEditing marks

Symbol Meaning

delete

Close up

Caret- insert

Change the order

Begin a new paragraph

Spelling mistake/spell it out

Add period

capitalize

Make lower case

Peer editing check listPeer editing check list

• To begin: Read the authors sentence outline To begin: Read the authors sentence outline out loud to them.out loud to them.• When you read out loud you pick up on When you read out loud you pick up on

mistakes that you don’t normally hear when mistakes that you don’t normally hear when you read in your headyou read in your head

• Then, using the Peer Editing Check List, go Then, using the Peer Editing Check List, go through with the author each question.through with the author each question.

• Be sure to remember that this is a dialogue. It Be sure to remember that this is a dialogue. It shouldn’t just be the editor marking up the shouldn’t just be the editor marking up the paper- the author should be able to answer paper- the author should be able to answer clarifying questions .clarifying questions .