After peer reviewing both of my classmates essays I was able to categorize my comments into the three sections we talked about in class, here are just a few examples.

“Ideas” Comment- “I think that your intro paragraph flows very smoothly and that you’re explaining exactly  what you’re going to write about, your thesis, very well.” This falls under the “ideas” category because Ii am explaining to the author that his thesis is very clear, it is indeed identifiable. This author knows exactly what they want to write about and it is very clear to read and makes it easier for the reader to read, making them want to read more.

 

“Evidence” Comment- “I think that this is a great example of using evidence, using the words “furthermore” and “to illustrate the point” this fits in very smoothly sand acts as great evidence/proving your point”  This falls under the “evidence” category because I explained to the author that his use of word choice is a great way to blatantly get to the point in explaining his quote, he didn’t bead around the bush, we learned in class to not hesitate to just be blunt, like “he’s my quote, here”s why is works, obviously not THAT blunt, but the author if this essay explained and proved his quotes very well

“Organization” Comment- “I think words like “lastly” and “overall” really belong in a conclusion paragraph. As a reader I feel like I am about to be done reading the essay when you still have more to say afterwards.” This falls under the “organization” category because I am explaining to the author that his wording, to me, does not really work there. I was trying to help him out with saying that he should try to use those kind of words in the last paragraph, to wrap up the essay, not in the middle of a middle paragraph when there are still more ideas to be read about.

 

My experience in prioritizing global edits over local edits was very different for me. I like that I was given initial ideas to think about when I was reading my peers papers, and that when I was reading and commenting I was allowed to go more in depth  in commenting on the paper instead of just talking about grammar, so typical. I really felt like I was potentially actually really helping the author out in trying to make their essay better, sure they won’t have to agree with all my ideas, but it felt good help thus far. And it made wonder about my essay while i was reading theirs, giving them ideas and helpful potential correction that I could perhaps apply to my own essay.