Peer Review

If I was in charge of a peer review class, there would just be some small things that I would make sure are included in each lesson. First off, in order to have a good peer review class, there must be a plethora of topics to write about. A new paper should not have to be due every class, but enough writing assignments should be assigned. The more papers that are assigned for the class, the more peer reviews can occur. I believe that the more reviews a person gets on a paper they write, the better the paper can become. I like the fact that multiple people can review a paper. It helps bring out the best that the author can put forward. With help from fellow classmates, a student can become a more profound writer.
Think about the old saying “Two heads are better than one.” This quote can be applied to a peer review class. Two or three or even four separate people can all critique a paper that one of their classmates wrote. All these different views all coming together can only strengthen a paper and help teach the student how to become a better writer. It is almost like the students are teaching each other. By bringing together collective views on paragraph and sentence structure can only strengthen the selection.
Also, by reading your peer’s papers, you can absorb their writing style. It is much easier to become a stronger writer when you read papers from other students. If I was running the class, I would make it homework throughout the week that students had to read all of the selections from each student. After reading everyone’s papers, each student should decide to peer edit four or five of them. This would be a very effective way of getting students to get to know their fellow classmates and their writing style.
For an effective peer editing class, it would be more than important for the students to all be on a first name basis with each other. This will help students better edit their classmates’ papers. This is because then everybody will get to know why their peers write like they do. Each student will have their own writing style and this will reflect how they edit papers. All of these things should be included in a peer editing class.