Peer Edit's

My comments for Mckinnon, Taylor, and Matt are mostly critical of the particular writer’s style, point of view, or tone of voice.  It is hard to push my opinion onto a peers paper because I try to avoid being overly critical of other people.  This might be a hindrance to my commenting but might also deem necessary in order to avoid being too harsh.  The understanding that the writer’s paper is their own is something I try my best to deal with.  I can’t exert my opinion so much as to change the key points but to offer suggestions that will best benefit the work at hand.   Unfortunately, so much of peer reviewing has to do with “telling it the way it is,” rather than giving the easy way out.  I try to offer encouragement and compliments to the writer; however, on some of my peer reviews I have steered away from for a lack of understanding what the key points may be.  I believe I could add comments that assist the writer in further enhancing their writing potential.  I have been confused about how many comments are too many comments?  Is there a limit to the amount or should I just stop at the end when their seems to be nothing more to say? 

Before this class I was afraid of letting other people read my papers because I was scared the opinions of people reading my papers could only be negative.  My writing has benefited greatly from the peer review by allowing me to branch out and seek assistance for my papers.  I have started to approach writing with a more comfortable feeling that my works will not be overly judged by others.  I think that reading has allowed me to expand my writing styles, vocabulary, and way of approaching writing.