When peer reviewing at first I wasn’t sure what exactly to comment on others work. That is evident from my first peer comments where everything was short and abrupt. As I compare this to my current work and recent comments left on peers work I can see the development in this process. I have started to suggest more things to my peers in order to improve their work. For example there is a point where I suggested that my peer expand on a certain idea or add a quote to help further their idea and have evidence for it. Instead of leaving comment in the past like good quote I now say things like “I like this quote but you should explain why you have used it here.” Sometimes there is no need for an explanation and I will still say good quote so my peer knows that the quote works well and is properly introduced to the audience. Another thing I have learned and started to suggest is when there is too much summary. Because I do this a lot I can know sense when others do as well and I like to tell them to take some out because it is not necessary at times. Lastly, I’ve learned to identify what type of comments they are. Sometimes they are trying to get my peers to spark an idea out of an old one they have mentioned in their paper already. Other times it is about trying to get them to present more evidence because they have a good argument and just need some proof behind it. Other times things may be out of place and I would suggest starting a new paragraph or moving it to a place where it would make sense. And occasionally I will make a punctuation comment but since this is not one of my strong suits I tend to shy away from it. I am glad I learned how to productively peer review because this allowed me to help my peers while not wasting time and just writing things like “good quote.”
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