2 Rules for Giving Feedback

1) Paying attention to details is quite alright, but make sure that as you are reading and writing comments, do not lose focus of the main purpose of the paper.

2) Good ideas deserve praise, but give constructive and positive feedback

-Margaret Neville, Khayla Deans, Nicole James

Group Rules: Camille, Charles, Laura, Kailey

1) Always address grammar and sentence structure.

2) Offer suggestions and explanations for your markings/corrections.

2 Rules for Giving Feedback

1. Try to avoid general flattery and make actual suggestions.

2. Pay close attention to both large and small changes (grammatical changes to overall structural changes, organization, etc.)

-Arlie, Claudia, Cheyenne, Daniel

Feedback Rules!

1)Own up to feedback. BE able to explain your comments and suggestions
2)If you do not understand a comment, ask.

Rules for Feedback - Sterling, Zach, Sarah, Kelsey

Rule #1: Focus on more than what is listed on the draft workshop sheet. Look for grammar/sentence structure/wording problems that could be fixed.

Rule #2: Instead of focusing on topic sentences that are already there, look for where they are lacking.

Rule #3: General flattery is nice, but not helpful. Make specific references.

Unit 1 Thoughts

I felt that the draft workshops were very helpful and insightful. They certainly helped our group connect our papers by seeing what the other members were writing about and what direction we are each headed in. I realized that some of the information in my paper was not relevant to the overall subject of Harper's Weekly.

Jackies feedback definitely helped my reevaluate my work and her comments were very helpful. After reading Kenans paper, the three of us agreed on what our intro to our introduction was going to be. I have enjoyed getting to know my group better and I think all of us are developing our research skills and learning how to connect our research to the intent of our paper.

Unit 1 thoughts

At first, I thought that this project was going to be horrible. I am not used to group projects, and especially not group essays. I was terribly afraid of how this would come together. Actually I'm still apprehensive that it may not. I did like that we had deadlines for each part of this, so that we were not feeling around in the dark to compile 10 pages of three or more peoples' thoughts the night before it was due.

I liked the draft workshop period in class and being able to revise it in class. I have a class right after English, so my brain would shift gears and I would lose focus on my peer's suggestions for my draft. I thought that sometimes we did not have enough time to finish some of the requirements by the set deadlines. I liked having class time to discuss problems, and I liked having a conference to go over problem spots in our group outlines.