UWRT1101002Spring201526059:HowdoYouLookatYourselfasaResponder?
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byLeandraLarondeWednesday,4February2015,7:58AM
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InthisclassIdefinitelytakemoretimetoreadotherswritingandgivegoodfeedback.Likethearticlesaid,
Pointtoproblemsandareasforimprovementbutdoitinaconstructiveway(Staub,188).IncollegeI
haventdonemuchrespondingtootherswritingbutinhighschoolitwasverymuchapartofthewriting
process.Itwasactuallyagrade.DuringmyjunioryearwhenIpeereditedIwasgivenalistofcritiqueslike
conventionsandrelevancetotopicandIhadtogivethemascoreoutoften.Honestlyitwasntabigdealso
mostlyeveryoneinclassjustgavethepapertheywerereviewingagoodgrade.Inmysenioryear,peer
reviewwasmoreofalearningexperienceandawaytoseriouslyimproveyourwritingorreassureyouof
whatyouwrote.
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IdeallywhenIrespondtosomeoneIhopethattheirpaperisalreadyfinishedandeverythingtheywanttosay
istheresoIcangiveagoodresponse.Personally,Iratherlookatandgivefeedbackonwhatthepersonis
sayingratherthanconventionsorform.WhenIreceiveresponsesIlikeforthemtobepositiveand
constructivebecauseifIfeellikesomeonehassomekindofvendettaagainstmeitisveryunlikelyforme
totaketheiropinionunderconsideration.
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RespondingReallyRespondingtoOthersWritingbyRichardisactuallyareallyrelatablearticle.I
personallyenjoyedtheanecdotesaboutthingswevealldonehaspeereditorsbecauseIfoundmany
similaritieswithmyself.Myexperiencerespondingtootherswritinghasdefinitelychangedovertheyears.
WhenIwasfirstintroducedtotheconceptofpeereditingIdidntreallyseethepointofit.Ithoughtthatin
theendtheonlyopinionthatmatteredwastheteachersanyway.AsIprogressedontohighschool,I
realizedhowessentialrespondingtootherswritingis.Beingabletolookatsomeoneelsesworkandpoint
outthegoods,thebads,andthequestionableishelpfulwhenreviewingyourownpaper.Ialsoenjoy
seeinghowotherpeoplethinkofwhatIwrotebecausesometimesitsintimidatinglettingateacherreadyour
writingbeforeitsbeengivenalittletweaking.
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