This week in our Opinion Writing class, we peer edited other people's stories. For me, peer editing is extremely tough. I feel bad if I peer edit too much, considering that the story I am looking at is written by one of my peers-- I do not want to hurt their feelings by marking up their paper too much.
I also do not like other people peer reviewing my stories. I feel so nervous and exposed. It is hard to accept their criticism as a positive thing. I usually feel bad with my peers comments that are left on my paper.
Overall, peer reviews are good for the feedback that it brings. It will just take some getting used to.
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I completely agree!
ReplyDeleteLiz,
ReplyDeleteI understand how peer editing makes you feel, but I also think it's something you should try to get over. In any newsroom, you will face constant editing by your editor(s) and you just have to learn to accept it. These comments or suggested changes don't mean your writing is bad, it just means there are alternative ways to write this story that you might have not thought about. So just learn to take the good points out of such criticism.