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What do you look for? How do you sound? How much do you take up? What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Here are some ideas. 2 How Should You Look at Yourself as a Responder? Consider yourself a friendly reader. A test pilot. A roommate who’s been asked to look over the paper and tell the writer what you think. Except you don’t just take on the role of The Nice Roommate or The Ever-faithful Friend and tell her what she wants to hear. This all looks good. I wouldn’t change a thing. There are a couple places that I think he might not like, but I can see what you’re doing there.
You’ve got my attention. Good detail. It tells me a lot about the place. I like the descriptions you provide—for instance, about your grandmother cooking, at the bottom of page 1; about her house. ” How Much Criticism? How Much Praise? Challenge yourself to write as many praise comments as criticisms. When you praise, praise well. Think about it. Sincerity and specificity are everything when it comes to a compliment. 13 How Much Should You Be Influenced by What You Know About the Writer? Consider the person behind the writer when you make your comments.
The more you see examples of thoughtful commentary and the more you try to do it yourself, the more you’ll get a feel for how it’s done. Here’s a set of student comments on a student paper. They were done in the last third of a course that focused on the personal essay and concentrated on helping students develop the content and thought of their writing. The class had been working on finding ways to develop and extend the key statements of their essays (by using short, representative details, full-blown examples, dialogue, and multiple perspectives) and getting more careful about selecting and shaping parts of their writing.