Chapter 9 Reading Response

After reading chapter nine about the benefits of peer review, it was nice to see how the process is supposed to go in a more step-by-step fashion. In high school, peer reviewing always consisted of a few highlighter marks, smiley faces and a comment at the end about one possible thing to change. Although it was nice to receive reassurance if I felt like my work was above average, I would much rather receive back a page of honest, descriptive remarks about what was good, why it was good and what wasn't good and why. I feel that constructive criticism goes a long way because it helps one grow as a writer through example. In chapter nine, I like how they added a detailed list of questions that can be asked to someone who is doing peer review. It's nice to know that attention should not only be paid from the reviewer to the paper, but a conversation between the writer and the reviewer as well. Like it was said in the chapter, often times the reviewer may not understand the exact purpose or underlying reason for what is being said. Because of this, I'm going to make it my goal in future peer review sessions to have a conversation with the reviewer about my goals for the paper and to always ask questions and let the reviewer ask questions too. I used to have trouble taking people's advice and listening to constructive criticism, but I feel that asking more questions and having better discussion will help both myself and my paper.