Peer review

I think the goal of peer review is to shape up the structure of an essay or a piece of writing and to correct any mistakes (Grammar for an example) or to even edit some points that might make the essay better. Partners may also point out some points that are not within the argument and which can be excluded to make the essay much better. I’m pretty sure that peer reviewing helps because it’s always better to have someone else’s opinion on a paper or any work by you.

After experiencing several peer reviewing sessions, I find the comments on the structure and the points that complete the argument or the whole purpose of my essay that most helpful. People include comments on spelling mistakes which I don’t really find helpful. As a reviewer, I think it’s best to avoid harsh comments and be as polite and respectful as possible to make the writer feel confident about his/her paper.

The bigger the group, the more comments you get on your paper which is the best. So I would prefer working in a bigger group rather than a group of 2 or 3 people. I guess about 30 minutes will be more than enough to discuss the drafts of our second project.

To work with random people is kind of awkward but always is the best to work with, they’ll always be honest with their comments and rarely will include harsh comments. So I’d prefer if you select the pairings.