Chapter 9
This chapter was extremely useful to me because I was never sure how to peer review effectively. I never really got much out of it and I didn't know how to help other with their papers either. It was always a struggle that I dreaded doing. After having reading this section though I feel more confident about how to approach the peer editing. I am definitely planning on asking specific questions as both the audience and a writer because then you know what to focus on and what concerns might arise when reading my paper. Furthermore, I really appreciated the examples the book gave of helpful questions you can and should ask when peer editing. I always had a hard time giving constructive criticism and didn't really know what I could suggest to people to help them but now I'm excited to see if there's any change. Hopefully using this method my paper can improve significantly and I can also give some valid input on others' papers as well.
While the chapter certainly is useful for peer editing, especially for someone who was never sure how to peer edit, I feel its a bit lacking. It focuses far too much on the example and doesn't go very far beyond that. While its great to learn how to peer edit for the example, peer editing for things such as creative writing is far different and poses its own set of unique challenges. Still, it has it uses, and I'm glad you found it useful.
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