Memes - Dawson and Morgan

Purpose - To make fun of people that are lazy and don't have any motivations. Also, makes fun of people who love to eat. Another purpose is to make people laugh.
Audience - The audience is people who enjoy to sleep and for younger individuals that have the ability to view this meme on social media. Young people can also relate to this because with busy schedules, you barely get any sleep and it feels like the minute you close you eyes its time to wake up for breakfast.
Rhetorical Appeals - It appeals to pathos because it makes people laugh. Also people who enjoy sleeping and eating breakfast can relate to this meme.
Elements of the Genre -
Style- The font is bolded which makes "I Love Sleep" stand out to the audience. Also the visual picture adds more humor to the meme because it pokes fun at someone who looks like they just woke up and his first thought it "when's breakfast?"

Meme Analysis- Nick,Brooke,Noah,Philip

Meme Analysis: Nick, Brooke, Noah, Philip


Purpose: To show a relation with all younger teens that live with their mom who is strict with telephone usage or thinks that you are addicted to your phone.
Audience: Teens that live or have lived with their parents while phones were a thing.
Rhetorical Appeals: The humor is that people can relate to when their mom walks in on them on their phone at night.
Modes & Media: Mode is that the picture is your reaction to what the sentence says. The media is digital.

Cassie & Julia Meme

Purpose - to emphasis how the use of police sirens in songs scares those who drive over the speed limit. Trap songs in this generation often include a police siren, which has the tendency to confuse the listener. This makes them believe that the police is behind them, pulling them over.

Audience - People that drive over the speed limit, otherwise known as delinquents.

Modes & Media - Test and Visual, Digital

Rhetorical Appeal - The humor appeals to pathos because it makes people laugh, and also scares them. Both of these are considered an emotional response.

Meme Analysis - Dehna, Victoria and Samantha

Purpose: The creator wants to make fun of the aggressive responses that Trump has/had against Hillary. The picture only exemplifies it by showing how Hillary just acts calm and shrugs off any attack. It also makes fun of how Hillary keeps the same calm demeanor.

Audience: Young voters, millennials specifically. Anyone who takes this with a light-heart.

Rhetorical Appeals: The humor appeals to pathos.

Memes

Purpose: To be relatable and funny on the internet, to poke fun on how much people like to eat and are unmotivated.
Audience: Young people who can relate to the concept presented by the meme and will find it funny.
Rhetorical Appeals: Pathos is used here to be funny and get its audience to laugh at themselves.
Modes and Media: Picture combined with text to create an easy way for replication and distribution.
Medium: Digital media that allows for memes to quickly become well-known.
Elements of the Genre: Humor, photo, and funny caption, social media
Style: Conversation with ones self.
Design: Photo with a caption.
Source: Drawn from a popular ideal within the community of younger people who have all experienced similar inner conflict.

-Alexis and Darby

Meme analysis

       Kylie and Kaylee



Purpose: to make fun of the way Yoda speaks and the strange order the star wars movies came out. because Yoda put the first few words at the end of the sentence and that exactly how the Star Wars movies came out, Yoda is being used to make fun of the order. Putting Yoda on Luke's back also adds some humor to the backstory behind the meme (pun-intended).

Audience: Fans of Star Wars as well as those generally irritated by the order of the movies. 

Rhetorical appeals:Pathos was used because laughter is a form of emotion as well as the irritations to the order the movies came out. 

Modes and media: text and visual as well as a digital medium

Genre: Humor is used by the writer of the meme to show the absurdity of the order in which the movies were made. The use of Yoda's language contributes to the humor, without this the meme would not be funny. The words are big and in your face yet Luke and Yoda are still the center of attention.

Meme Analysis

The purpose of the meme is to convey what stereotypical college life consists of through stills from the Spongebob TV show. The genre conventions it follows are the fact that it uses little to no words and the meaning is explained through the pictures. This meme is considered successful as it properly follows these genre conventions and portrays the meaning to the viewer. The audience is college students and people that are familiar with the Spongebob TV show, and even if someone is not too familiar with the show, if they have experienced college life, they are able to relate. The rhetorical appeals used here are pathos to bring together many college students that have gone through similar experiences. The pictures from top left to bottom right convey the following topics: procrastinating on a paper or homework that is due soon, then in the next picture realizing that you are in college now and money isn't as dispensable as it was before (you still spend it anyways though). The third picture shows the partying life of college, and the fourth shows where you end up after partying and procrastinating- finishing the paper at an ungodly hour and turning it in running on very few hours of sleep.

By: Nathan Warrell and Acadia Bravo

Memes - Omar, Osciel, Eric

Analysis:
Purpose - The purpose of this meme is to ridicule men who get curved.
Audience - The audience are for people who are affected by curving and the people who make fun of it.
Rhetorical Appeals - It is a mix of logos and pathos because they are using a logical explanation to explain how technically people don't get curved twice and there is satire involved to create humor.
Mode - Text and visual representation
Medium - Digital

Danielle Soleil Sarah - Memes

Purpose: Making fun of how teachers always have problems working technology in the classroom even though they have doctorates.

Audience: The intended audience is both teachers and students.

Rhetorical Appeal: Pathos because laughter is an emotional response and ethos because the person who made the meme has been through the same situation as many students and can make humor out of it.

Modes and Media: Texts and Visual

Elements of the genre: They used humor to joke about a situation that many students have been through.

Style: This meme is brief and conversational, while still keeping a funny tone.

Design: Visual with text. They use a picture that looks like an average professor to make it more relatable. It is sarcastic because the man is smiling as if he knows everything but in reality he can't work the projector.

Font: The font is bold and stands out.
-Danielle, Soleil, Sarah

Meme Analysis - Isabel Hambric & Brianna Glenn

Purpose- To poke fun at the way things may become a meme. As well as, the lack of understanding between generation gaps.
Audience- The younger generations because they understand the constant confusion from older people about the humour in memes.
Rhetorical Appeals- Appeal to emotion or pathos because it’s supposed to invoke humour in people and create laughter.
Modes- Visual and text work together to create a simple but funny meme.
Medium- Digital, is on the internet.
Style-Laid back humorous tone and simple wording.

Really Responding- Darby Murray

a. I did not anticipate this text to be as influential as it was, it allowed for me to begin to see what steps I should be taking to benefit the work of my peers. Specifically, the "What are your Goals" section surprised me because it reminded me to not take control away from the writer, to only propose potential fixes to the problems in a paper.

b. I believe these strategies will be beneficial in peer review, the "How to Present your Comments" section allowed me to see the specific ways I should be reviewing the paper. I was able to read over examples of suggestions I could potentially make about the writing. Which allowed for me to have a much clearer idea of what was expected from a reviewer. In the "How much Criticism? How much Praise?" section, I learned that praise is just as necessary as criticism. It is important to praise because the author will know what to continue to do and potentially add more of in the piece. 

c. Having done some peer review in the past I would say my experience has been positive. But peer review usually only helped me to identify the grammatical errors in my paper, never really reviewing the ideas I had presented in the piece. So I feel like I would have benefited more from peer review having known about these techniques sooner.

Really responding- phillip Beck

a. How did this text surprise you?
The text surprised me in it’s openness. The author showed that responding isn’t a hard task or an. Evil task but a constructive criticism that helps the writer improve.
b. Do you think the strategies in this text can help in peer review? Mention two that stuck out to you and discuss your opinion on them.
The two strategies that stuck out to me are marking the paper with minimal marks and to talk with the author to try and improve.
c. Have you done peer review in the past? If so, has that experience been positive or negative and why?
I have done a couple of peer reviews in the past and they have always been a negative experience because people have always been too critical of my work and make it sound like the entire thing is worthless.

"Really Responding" - Osciel Urbina

A. This text surprised me because I did not realize that I was correcting papers the wrong way this entire time.
B. These strategies can help me in peer review. The two that stuck to me is to use marginal and end notes to comment on a paper. It is also essential to help the reader understand what the teacher is looking for in terms of details and other concepts used in class, not grammar.
C. I have done peer review in the past. It was always a bad experience for me because it wouldn't help me on the writing. There was always a structure to peer reviewing by the teacher and everyone just wanted to complete the assignment rather than helping the writer.

"Really Responding" - Omar Urbina

a. This text surprised me by making me realize that responding to a writer's piece of writing isn't a checklist of errors.

b. The strategies in this text is helpful for peer review. One that stuck out for me was to create suggestions for the writer to include in his/her essay instead of telling him/her what to do because it is not your paper and suggestions will help the work. Another strategy that stuck out for me was to praise as much as you criticize because everyone is so quick to criticize but forget to praise a fair amount.

c. I have done peer review in the past but it has usually been negative because I would go through and attempt to correct someone's paper instead of giving helpful suggestions to expand their writing.

"Really Responding"

a. How did this text surprise you?

This text surprised me because it mad me realize all the things I was doing wrong when I would peer review papers. So many times, I would either not say things because I didn't want to be too harsh or I would say too many things. Another thing that I found to be particularly surprising was the use of examples, they really helped to convey the authors point. It was interesting to see all the examples that he considered to be incorrect that I have used many times before.

b. Do you think the strategies in this text can help in peer review? Mention two that stuck out to you and discuss your opinion on them.

I think these strategies brought a whole new light to how I peer review and I believe they will significantly improve the peer reviews I do in the future.  The strategy to leave the writing to the writer really stuck out to me because I feel that often times the reader can become to opinionated and try to make the writing their own. Another strategy that stuck out to me was the part about giving the writer their space, to not be messy and write all throughout the margins.

c. have you done peer review in the past? If so, has that experience been positive or negative and why?

In the past, I have done a significant amount of peer reviews. I feel that it has been both positive and negative. For example, sometimes I feel as though I have really helped a person improve their paper. Yet, other times I feel that I was too harsh or was unable to get my point across.

"Really Responding"- Acadia Bravo

•   How did this text surprise you?

 Off the bat, this text surprises me with the style and point of view in which the first paragraphs are written, which is informal and almost like a train of thought from a student who has the responsibility of peer reviewing a paper. Especially coming from a professor who taught at Florida State, it is a little comforting seeing someone who you may deem to always write in complete, formal sentences with elevated diction all the time to be able to write as casually as this and accurately depict how many students feel when asked to perform this task.

• ·         Do you think the strategies in this text can help in peer review? Mention two that stuck out to you and discuss your opinion on them.

    The strategies in this text can most definitely help in the peer review as far as how to approach the situation, especially for one that hasn’t done one before. Reading this for me helped, where Straub was talking about focusing on only a few points instead of nit picking every single little point. This stuck out to me because I am extremely guilty of focusing on grammatical errors and spelling issues and often I find that instead of truly getting my point across about bigger things that need tending to I tend to focus on the little things. Looking at that and realizing that I do that will hopefully help in future peer reviews. Another point I found Straub hit on the head at least in my opinion was going through a mental checklist before reviewing the paper. Something that provides a block for me personally is putting my mind in the context of the piece as far as the tone, style, formality, whether it is a rough draft versus a final draft, etc.

• ·         Have you done peer review in the past? If so, has that experience been positive or negative and why?

    I have done peer reviews in the past and they have been both a mix of positive and negative experiences. Some of the positive experiences have been when I have truly understood the prompt and when the writing from the person I reviewed had a proper flow and understanding of what they were writing about, those reviews I was able to go a little more in depth about structural concepts such as clarifying theme. The more negative experiences have derived from people who didn’t have a clear understanding of the prompt and had atrocious grammar because I mentally could not get past their simple grammar errors, especially as I have progressed into higher levels of English classes.

Really Responding

a.  The text surprised me when it said not to respond how you thought the teacher would. I expected it to encourage a teacher's point of view, but it makes a lot of sense to think in other ways. Reading a paper like a friend trying to help can lead to a more thorough and helpful critique of someone's writing. In most of my experiences when I read a teacher's notes on my paper they're very short and it's almost impossible to know exactly what they wanted me to change with their vague comments. Looking at it from a more friendly angle would lead to much more helpful advice.

b. I definitely think that this piece will help in peer review. I know that I will probably pull this piece back up next time I peer review to get a framework for what kinds of things I should be looking for in a paper. For instance the writer suggested to praise as much as you critique, a lot of times when I peer review I end up only or mostly critiquing and forgetting to let them know what I thought they did well. I also liked when he suggested to take who the person is into account, in order to better challenge them. Based on if they're shy or outgoing how to best challenge them to write their best could be different.

c. My most prominent memory of peer review was three years ago when I was in New Mexico for a creative writing program. Over the two weeks we were there we had to write a story, or poem, or play, whatever we wanted and it was all to be put in an anthology. Before submitting our writing we had a peer review day, where I got some of the best critique I've ever gotten. I got some comments that were hard to take, but the end product is something I'm still really proud of three years later. So, I would without a doubt call that a positive experience with peer review.

Really Responding - Danielle Obrien

A) This text surprised me because I've never received real advice on how to peer review a classmates paper. I have always just been told to give suggestions but this text went further into detail about the do's and don'ts of peer review.

B) I believe the strategies listed in the text will help guide me in our peer review. One suggestion that stood out to me was to write in the margins and also a summary at the end. Im used to just writing in the margins of my peer's paper but a summary at the end will help me make my suggestions more clear. I also liked how the text said to try and give criticism to every compliment. I tend to praise papers more than criticize them so I think if I try to equal them out I can help benefit the person's paper even more.

C) I've done a lot of peer review in the past and have always found it beneficial. Sometimes you need a fresh set of eyes to look over your paper because they might catch something that you didn't notice.  It's also nice to read other student's writing styles because you might learn something that could help you.

really responding

This text surprised me by how much thought and detail should go into peer review.  I always just assumed being swift was the best for everyone.  However, taking time and contemplate the writer’s work with feedback sometimes longer than 3 words can really benefit a writer. 

One strategy that stuck is to assess the situation before peer grading: is the writer trying to have a serious, comedic, or another tone. This helps you be able to positively benefit the writers work.

Another strategy would to not be bossy. Not like a “judge” or a “teacher.”  One should sound like themselves normally, because you are giving a response not a lecture.   I never really thought to think of this because I always tried to keep an objective, teacher tone.

I have done peer review in the past.  My experience has been positive because my peers have usually been both critical, responsive and agreeable to my work.  I have never had someone be too critical or received too much praise.

Really Responding - Samantha Held

1)  This text surprised me because I was not expecting it to be about peer reviewing. When the title, Really Responding, was said in class I assumed the passage was going to be about responding to emails and texts. I found it interesting how a reviewer should not be too harsh nor too generous while reviewing a paper. I never knew how to accurately review a paper. If it was a friend's paper I did not want to be too harsh and if it were a stranger's paper I was always conflicted on how to peer review it.

2) After reading this text, I feel more confident on how to accurately peer review a paper. The examples helped clarify where remarks should be placed on the paper, how many to leave, and the tone in which the reviewer should respond. The strategy the stuck out the most to me was where to leave comments. I think that it is a good idea to leave comments within the margins so that a "moment-by-moment reading of the paper" can be done, and that it is not a good idea to place comments within the text of the paper because that is not the reviewer's place to write. I also think that it is smart to leave at the end of the essay so that remarks about the work as a whole can be given. Moreover, I found it interesting on how to sound when writing a review. I normally would make general statements such as "good" and "fix grammar," but I now realize that those statements are not not specific enough and need to be further explained. The text explained that I should "not sound like a teacher," but should fully explain my comments.

3) I have done peer reviews in the past. My experiences with peer reviews have normally been negative. I never knew how to sound while I was writing them because I did not want to sound too much like a teacher, but I wanted help the person who wrote the paper. In the past I wrote the comments along the margin and concluded with a general comment of the paper as a whole, so I felt reassured knowing that is the correct placement of them. Also, the people who would review my paper typically wrote a few comments that would help improve my paper and the rest would be too basic to do any good.

Really Responding- Eric Heinrich

1. How did this text surprise you?
This text surprised me by saying that you didn't want to sound like a teacher looking over the paper, instead wanting to write in a more relaxed tone and offering more compliments.

2. Do you think the strategies in this text can help in peer review? Mention two that stuck out to you and discuss your opinions on them.
Yes I think some strategies in this text can help with peer review. One example is when you look into the circumstances of the writing (assignment, stage of drafting, etc.) before you start to review. This can greatly help with not overwhelming the writer with comments and fixes. Another example is the praise rule where you have to offer as many praises as criticisms while reviewing. This helps keep the original writer from getting depressed about the state of their writing and keep them optimistic about working through the issues.

3. Have you ever done a peer review in the past? If so, has that experience been positive or negative and why?
Yes I have done a peer review in the past. It was a mostly negative experience because it was a waste of time seeing as no one was doing it right.

Really Responding-Soleil Byrtus

I was surprised by how much thought actually goes into the process of revising someone else's paper. Before I did not think the location of the comments or the format of them mattered that much, but this article has made it clear that it does. I was also surprised how this article focused around making both the reader and the writer comfortable in the editing process. I think the strategies in this text could help in peer review. For example, I like the idea that say to write as many praises as criticism. I think this is a great way to be encouraging but also helpful. Secondly, I also like the strategy of thinking about what your goal as a reader/critic is. I think this helps you narrow down what you're trying to help the writer with. I have done peer review in the past. Unfortunately, it has never met my standards that I hoped for. The criticism was always very broad or very little, even though I know for a fact there was stuff that could be fixed.

Really Responding

Cassie Wickliffe

Really Responding

a. This text was surprising in the tone and style of the way it's written. The author writes in a way that includes the reader with a less formal tone. The author writes about scenarios and asks the reader rhetorical questions. I'm surprised that the "What are your goals?" section is less about correcting errors and punctuation, but more about how the paper is strictly yours to read, not to change and give your opinion on.

b. The strategies in this text are very useful for a peer review. In this section "How to sound?", a very good point is made on how to not be judgmental and sound like your peer's teacher. Instead, you need to set a helpful tone that is friendly from a colleagues perspective. I see this mistake being made constantly, so I think this advice is very beneficial for any peer review. Another point that stuck out to me was in the "How much criticism? How much praise?" section emphasizing on how you need to praise and complement the writer, more than criticize. I always felt that peer reviews are for changing the paper to make it better, and less on pointing out the good parts of the paper.

c. I have done peer reviews frequently in my previous dual enrollment and AP English classes. I have had both positive and negative experiences while doing so. I've been paired with peers that take a rude approach and forget to complement my writing, which is a negative experience. However, I noticed that when my peer acts more as an equal, rather than my superior, I apply their advice better. It's always been important to me in a peer review to keep in mind that you're helping to make the writing better, not giving it a grade.

Really Responding - Dehna Rezaei

a.      How did this text surprise you?

a.      The most surprising point I read in this text were the points made were about using conversational tones when editing. Not sounding so professional will give off a more relaxed review and take away stress from the other student. It’s also relieving to not have to think so hard about what to say.

b.      Do you think the strategies in this text can help in peer review? Mention two that stuck out to you and discuss your opinion on them.

a.      Yes, I think the strategies mentioned in the text can be very useful for peer editing. The two tips that I enjoyed most were to always keep two minds on your response. This allows a fair distribution of criticism and praise. The second is to not be short and sweet. I never liked getting my paper back with no notes, it’s extremely unhelpful when you’re trying to perfect what you’ve written.

c.      Have you done peer review in the past? If so, has that experience been positive or negative and why?

a.      I have done peer review in the past. It was taught similarly to me as the text explained. It was a positive experience while learning it but in action it was a negative experience. It was either that the student was too shy to give me good criticism or too lazy to provide anything at all.

really responding

1. This text surprised me because I didn't realize the impact of a precise commentary on a first draft essay. Also what strategy that surprised me is to read the essay quickly and then the reader focuses on one area; content or purpose. In the past, I would read and comment as I go.
2.  Strategies used in this text could help me peer review a paper. One strategy that was brought to my attention is writing in full sentences instead of writing a couple of words. This would be very effective so the writer can understand the commentary. Also, being critical is okay; this allows the writer to improve. Sometimes just focusing on the positive isn't helpful and criticism is needed.
3. I have peer-reviewed in the past. It as a positive experience because I learned a lot about how to improve my essay and even writing skills.

Really Responding

A. This text surprised me with the suggestion to ask the writer personal questions about how they felt towards the examples they refer to in the text. I always looked at peer review as a way to check what they already wrote and never thought to write things that might give them new ideas to add to their writing. I was also surprised with the importance to remember that you are a reader and not a editor for them which means I should be telling them more of my understanding and feeling about their writing instead of making small edits if its still one of their early rough drafts.

B.  I definitely think the strategies in this text can help in the peer review. The first strategy that stuck out to me is asking them personal questions based on examples they gave in the text such as they felt about a certain event. Showing curiosity in the writing seems like it can be very beneficial for the writer to improve their work. Another strategy that stuck with me is giving the writer more of an idea on how you felt about parts of of the work. Giving the writer your interpretation can lad them to realize they need to change their wording or points to better portray their opinion.

C. I have done peer review before and it has occasionally been helpful but not nearly how helpful it could be with the strategies in this article. Most of the peer reviews I have participated in before have not been focused on asking personal questions instead we would usually focus on the essays having the elements required to get a high score.

Really Responding - Morgan Sousa

1.  This text surprised me because it made me realize that I've been doing peer reviews wrong. In past peer reviews, I thought being short and sweet was easier for the writer to follow. I never wanted to get too critical because I didn't want to come off as being rude or sounding like the teacher. However, by reading this text I now know that my reviews weren't very helpful to my classmates because it just made things more unclear. I am surprised to know that by writing out full statements and using as many praises as compliments, I will be very beneficial to my peers. The more specific you are the more you are pushing your peers to write a better paper. Lastly, I was interested to know that in a peer review it is important to be free with your comments while also being constructive.

2.  There were many strategies listed in this text. I think just by reading the text I have learned so many helpful tips for my next peer review. One strategy that stood out to me was writing comments in the margins and at the end of the paper. In the past, I have just written short comments in the margins. However, now I know to still make comments in the margins but be more specific with the feedback. Also, by writing at the end, I can get even more specific and elaborate on what I think the writer has done well and what needs some work. I think this is a great way to stay organized with your feedback. Another strategy I thought was helpful was to praise but also be constructive. I think it's important not to knock your peers down. Giving praise and also good, specific critiques will make my classmates better writers.

3.  I have done peer reviews in the past but after reading "Really Responding" I know how to improve my peer reviewing skills. This text made a positive impact on me because I've learned multiple strategies, such as making a checklist before you read a paper and others, that will help me in the future. If I remember the strategies, I will help my classmates become better writers.

Really Responding

a. This text surprised me in its emphasis on the importance of praise as well as criticism. Most peer reviewers' main problem is their lack of criticism on their peers' papers, causing me to assume that this text would emphasize criticism over praise. Contrary to my assumption, however, Richard Straub highlights how encouragement through adequate praise is vital in the reviewing process, as long as its met with equal amounts of appropriate criticism. This approach surprised me but also seems incredibly logical to me, and I will surely keep it in consideration next time I peer review.

b. The strategies mentioned in this text can definitely help in peer review. One that is especially helpful is the explanation of what to address in your comments. This is because it explains what you as the reviewer should look for and address, depending on where the writer is in the writing process. Another strategy that stuck out to me was when Straub explained how a reviewer should sound. I don't entirely agree with this suggestion because the reviewer, I believe, should be able to choose how they want to sound for the sake of the writer; I feel this suggestion places too much restriction on the reviewer.

c. I have done peer review in the past and it has proven to be immensely helpful because it grants the opportunity to hear suggestions from fellow students. These suggestions are more personal when they come from friends or peers than from teachers or critics, causing them to have a greater effect on the writer.

Really Responding- Nathan Warrell

a.) The text surprised me by detailing the importance of responding with appropriate advice that will genuinely help a writers ability to produce better work as opposed to just listing short non descriptive pieces of advice.

b.) Yes, I believe the strategies discussed in the text can help tremendously in peer review. One strategy that stuck out to me was to give an extended response rather than a short and to the point response. I agree with this strategy in most cases but in some situations short and sweet is most effective; for instance when a part of the writing is unclear you could leave a comment asking a question about the particular writing like "This portion is unclear to me, please elaborate on ... further." Another strategy that stuck out to me was that you should praise the writer as much as you possibly can while also pointing out flaws in the writing and helping them to effectively correct these flaws. I agree with this approach to peer reviewing and this is how I often try to approach it.

c.) Yes, I have done peer review in the past. The experience has always been positive for me because the feedback I gave generally helped the other person to improve their writing. The same stands true for others who reviewed my writing; even when feedback is rather critical, it is always helpful because the person points out a part of your writing that has been communicated poorly and gives you an opportunity to understand your writing through the mind of an outside source.

Really Responding

1. The text surprised me by opening my eyes on how important it is to be politely helpful to the writer in the way the comments are made. I did not know how much thought and meaning a simple comment can have because most comments are short causing many to disregard the feedback. Letting the writer know the reasoning behind ones comment can make a difference. I had never really put much thought into peer reviewing but it is critical the way the process done for both the person editing and the person being edited.
2. The strategies that are mentioned in the text can be very helpful to those who are going to peer review and how to peer review correctly. You should be able to tell the writer your opinions in a way not to sound offensive or offending the writer. Two strategies that stuck out to me were 1) the writers do not need to make changes to all of the peer review edits as they only have to chose what they want to change and 2) leaving notes on misspelled words or unfinished sentences.
3. I have done peer reviews in the past for several classes but it all depends the person you are doing the peer review with. Some of my experiences have been very positive but some have been very bad. Many did not care about actually reading the assignment so they would write very vague and bad reviews.

Really Responding - Dawson Suncine

a. What was surprising to me about the text was that how in depth a peer review really is and how effective it can be in helping someone become a better writer. Using the margins and having the writer read your notes can help them. When reading small note it will give the writer a new idea and a new idea can lead to a whole new framework.

b. One strategy that stuck out to me was how the writers need to have deep and long notes. These long notes that are more detailed will help the writer more. When people leave me only small sentences to work with I believe it is not enough to help my writing. In order to be successful during the peer review the reviewer has to be very in depth and specific. Leaving notes on specific misspelled words or unfinished sentences helps but will not change the essay as a whole. Another important strategy that stuck out was that the writers do not need to make changes to all of the peer review edits they can pick only a couple to change is they want.

c. Yes I have done many peer reviews in the past but they are not always as successful for me. Sometime you may get someone that you know is not that smart which could not help you in your editing. On the other hand I have been paired with people many times when they are smarter than me and when I have good results. I will definitley change the way I peer review after reading this article because it has taught me the importance of it and how to do it properly.

Really Responding - Brooke Morgan

1. This text surprised me by showing how to be crucial and helpful to the writer without being thought of as a know it all or by coming off rude. The main strategy that surprised me the most included the comments and how to give them. Usually, comments are short and to the point without much effort. However, the author is trying to explain how the comments need to show why something was good or why it was bad, so on and so forth. Explaining your comment and the reasoning behind why you left a comment will help not only the writer become better but also yourself.

2. The strategies in the text will definitely help in peer review. They help show what is important to point out. The article explains that you should not be afraid to tell the writer what you believe was awkward or didn't make sense. You shouldn't just do a review to get it done and say what you think will make the writer happy, because that won't help anyone. One strategy that stuck out to me the most was definitely the commenting and here to place the. I usually just scribbled a short note right in between two words in the essay. Another strategy that stuck out to me was giving praise because I am used to just pointing out all of the flaws instead of showing what I like.

3. Yes, I have done peer review in the past. Sometimes it helped in the aspect of pointing small mistakes out such as spelling or punctuation. However, I don't think it ever helped me become a better writer through my peers reviews and vice versa. I can relate to the beginning paragraph where it stated how most people just do it to get it done. Now, I know better strategies and realize that criticism (to an extent) would help me become a better, more experienced writer.

Really Responding Isabel Hambric

1. This text surprised me by saying that comments should be made in both margins and with an attached note. I guess I have always edited in margin, but while reading it makes sense because a note could offer a longer summary of what you like and offers for change.
2.Strategies in this text will definitely make me a better peer reviewer. One particular point that stuck out to me was making full comments. Comments that not only include praise, and suggestions but detailed explanations. Another interesting point that was made was although reviewers are allowed to make suggestions they believe are true, writers are not forced to use all their suggestions but instead pick what they are comfortable with.
3.Peer review in the past has mostly been just about punctuation and grammar, versus offering suggestions on how to organize or about the actual writing idea itself. Usually the editing was minimal because essays were short and had already been cleaned up prior to my editing. It's been neither a positive or negative experience to edit. I suppose having my paper edited has usually been more of a negative experience because I hoped for better suggestions then I received. 

Really Responding Sarah Perch

• A. 
• This text surprised me because I never realized how much goes into a peer review. I have done them before and have thought about most of the aspects that the author speaks about, but I never realized how many categories there truly were. From where to put your comments, how much to praise and even how to present your comments. This article offered great advise for the peer reviews we do in the future. 
• B.
• These strategies are extremely helpful and I'm very happy that everyone in the class is reading this. For example, don't be short and sweet. I've had plenty people peer review my paper and they do not fix anything unless it's grammatical - which since it is a draft, I would've ended up getting to those things anyways on my own. I want people who read my paper to consider me as a writer, my background, and the context of the paper so that they can make the right corrections to my essay. I want them to read my paper and tell me if certain sentences make sense and where they should be placed. Do my paragraphs flow? Does my essay come back into a full circle at the end? Does the ending resonate? I want my paper to be dissected, but in a respectful and understanding manner.  I agree with the author's opinions on writing a correct peer review.
• C
• I have done and received many peer reviews in my English courses at the community college I attended while in HS. There, the peer reviews were half ass. No one truly cared besides that one kid that kissed the butt of the teacher. But, this isn't about the teacher, it's about your peers and helping them out as much as possible before the teacher does. They were never helpful and sometimes offered things to my paper that didn't make any sense. I never want to offend anyone, but it's difficult when the person reading your paper is not as good of a writer or may not understand your concepts, but of course, having someone else read your paper is vital. While writing my papers, I completely understand my ideas and topics and how they're supposed to connect. But what about everyone else, who's not inside my head, do they? Also, they recognize grammatical errors better than you, because after reading your paper 5 times, you start to skip over and miss essential errors. 

Really Responding Brianna Glenn

a.  This text surprised me because I hadn't realized how much can go into a comment that could help and that the editor should think of external circumstances while editing and making comments, I had thought that all the comments should be done during one round of editing. 
b.  The strategies in this text can surely help in peer review.  Using more specific comments and writing the question out fully instead of stating "confusing" seems extremely helpful and will benefit both the writer and the reader since the writer knows specifically what is confusing and the reader can try to fix similar clarity problems in their own paper.  Considering the writers personality outside of the paper is something I had not thought to do since their writing doesn't have to do with their personality but I do like the idea of using it as a tool to help them even past helping their paper. 
c.  I have done peer review in the past.  It was often a positive experience in that the comments would direct me to notice some errors I had missed but they were not entirely clear in what could be done to make it better as a piece of work. 

Shitty First Drafts - Samantha Held

          Throughout my years of schooling, I have faced many late night writers block which tried to prevent me from finishing my assignments. For a long time, I assumed that I was the only writer who would sit and stare at their computer or paper for hours trying to piece together words in order to form an impeccable sentence. I would walk around my house wishing that something would inspire me to write my essay, grab a snack out of the pantry, and check my Instagram or Twitter feed hoping that a sentence would come to me. After reading this excerpt I feel comforted knowing that even experienced writers encounter the same obstacles I do. Anne Lamott, too "makes a few phone calls" and "hits the kitchen and chows down." It's reassuring to know that accomplished authors dread writing their first drafts as well, that they too struggle to form coherent ideas. This excerpt helped take off the pressure of the "shitty first draft." It subsidized the strain of the first draft knowing that "all good writers write them" and "this is how they end up with good second drafts and terrific third drafts." In the future, I will no longer fear my first drafts and will not be afraid to let my peers read them because I now realize that they are too in the same boat.

"Shitty First Drafts" - Acadia Bravo

      As far as writing goes, I personally believe that I am sub par. Reading this selection, I figured out that I am most definitely capable and not alone in my personal writing process. Anne Lamott showed me that people are capable of writing truly horrendous first drafts before being able to write other functional, even good, second and third drafts. Lamott referring to shitty first drafts in the first paragraph stating that "All good writers write them" gave me hope. Reading this lets me know that it is truly okay to write whatever comes out, that I can always revise it later, or at least until the deadline. Lamott dubbing the first draft the "child's draft" (paragraph 4) made sense to me as I always feel like what is coming out is what a second or third grader may write which consists of verbal vomit and run-on sentences.  I often struggle with putting too much pressure on myself to come up with a good first draft and now that I see even successful and amazing writers have word vomit and phrases that don’t make sense or belong, I have learned that my writing style and process is fine. What I truly took away from this is that I need to stop being so hard on myself, and that the first draft is supposed to suck.

“Shitty First Drafts” - Omar Urbina

     The article contributed to my realization that it is acceptable for a first draft to be mediocre or even “shitty”. The author describes her own experiences having to deal with the preassure of creating a great piece of writing. This is relatable because everyone can think of their own personal encounters witht he beginning processes of writing. What stood out from this article was how the author accepted that her first draft was going to be horrendous and how it was acceptable because nobody was going to read it. This article eased my stress about the beginning process of writing and also helped me realize how many drafts it takes for my writing to be polished.

Shitty First drafts- Phillip Beck

     The purpose of shitty firsts draft was very clear to me; Writing a shitty first draft is not easy, but it does make writing the rest of the paper easier. The concept of writing a really shitty first draft as a way to just get the words onto a page has never before seemed helpful to me. However, after reading about a writer that uses shitty first drafts as a way to make sure they get all the information they have down so that they can improve it later, I have revised my opinion on drafting. If I take the time to write out all the information I have on the topic and just cut it down after, I can vastly increase the quality of my writing while possibly shortening the time it takes to write it. The true usefulness of the skill of drafting is to be able to get the words you want down on the paper. According to the author it seems that the hardest part of writing is not the research or even the writing style of the paper, but simply getting the words down on the paper. By using a draft as a form of stream of consciousness regurgitation of all the facts and information you have, you can make the job of writing much quicker. This is because once you have the information down all it takes to improve the piece is to remove some junk while keeping in the good stuff.

"Shitty First Draft" - Osciel Urbina

This article helped me reflect on the process of writing multiple drafts instead of just one or two. I would write a draft that was not very good, tweak it just a little, and say that it is my second draft. This helps me feel better about myself as a writer knowing that everyone else goes through the same problem while they are writing. I just have to willingly go through and trust the writing process in order to create a polished paper instead of just writing one draft and tweaking it up. I now know that writing good takes time to polish words and fragments.

"Shitty First Drafts" - Kylie Hutton

Shitty First Drafts was very enlightening on the pitfalls on the writing process. I feel as though any time a writer goes to compose they expect their writing to be perfect on the first draft. However, from my own personal experience that is not the case, it usually takes several attempts and revisions to get a piece of writing worthy of turning in or publishing. Anne Lamott's comedic and satirical approach to explain the writing process to her fellow writers, it also inspires writers like me, that can get discouraged by writers block or having some shitty first drafts. Specifically, the part about when reading other writers works that seem to be perfect, it helps to realize that you never read all those other shitty first drafts, that even the best of writers experiences the same exact hardships. I believe in my writing it well help to keep from getting discouraged and help me realize its okay to not get it right the first time.

Shitty First Drafts-Eric Heinrich

After reading Shitty First Drafts I realized that having a horrible first draft is a necessary and unavoidable part of the writing process. This article helped me realize that even the best writers out there can't get it right on the first try. The unpolished tone she uses also gives a feeling of realness coming out of the article. All in all this article has given me more reason to write a draft first instead of just writing out the paper and handing it in.

Dehna Rezaei - Shitty First Drafts

            The path to college is one of the most writing intensive paths I have ever been on. The amount of college and scholarship applications that involve essays are numerous. It requires all effort and skill that anyone may have to prove to the reader that they are the top choice. Early on I learned that the best way to write essays was to bullshit my first rough draft and follow exactly what Anne Lamott wrote about, “Just let this childlike part of you channel whatever voices and visions come through and onto the page”. I have learned that the worst kind of writer’s block comes with stress and sometimes writing a “child’s draft” is the most reasonable solution. Reading about how no author ever comes up with a perfect piece the first, second or even third time around was relieving. It should be expected that a masterpiece takes time, effort and multiple attempts.  

"Shitty First Drafts"-Isabel Hambric

As someone who often feels like perfection is expected from the get go, this article was an eye opener. What the author wrote about first drafts displaying good but messy ideas to paper, that often one feels insecure about, is the way I expect a lot of students feel. A good realization can be made from this text that what is most important about writing is, letting go and relieving your ideas from your brain, no matter if they make sense yet or not. It is nice to think even the authors of beloved books like Harry Potter or The Great Gatsby, are the result of what once was a "Shitty First Draft," and with time, perseverance and many other drafts they became well recognized pieces of literature. I seem to think the thought of sitting down and writing a first draft is worse then the time you actually spend writing it.

Shitty First Drafts- Soleil Byrtus

This text made me feel relieved that I was not the only one who often panicked at the thought of a first draft of a paper. I also often go about the same method of a first draft by writing anything that comes to my mind on the topic. This article was useful in explaining the three different stages of the drafts. I will defiantly put their ideas on the second and third draft to use when writing my next paper. The author's experiences of writing her food reviews were very relatable, as I am often insecure about my earlier works of writing. Overall, this article was very helpful in the realization that everyone struggles when writing and that it's okay to work through a process to success.

"Shitty First Drafts"

"Shitty First Drafts"

This article helped me realize that it is more than okay to have a very bad first draft to any type of writing; in fact, it's almost necessary. You have to let all of your ideas flow on to the page even if they have nothing to do with the main topic. No one will see your first draft so it will be okay to write a bad paper. This article used examples of the author's own struggles to just sit down start writing, which can be related to many people when it comes to writing.

Shitty First Drafts - Sarah Perch

Anne Lamott's Shitty First Drafts painted pictures in my head by her outgoing and unique descriptions. Her realization that a shitty first draft is necessary before any truly beautiful writing can be taken place is something that I have learned throughout my years of writing as well. Maybe not so much to her extent, but I love her concept. Her excerpt has made me realize that it's okay to not take everything, in this case, writing,  so seriously all the time. Many times I push off my drafts and essays until last minute due to the anxiety that they give me. The hook and the closing paragraphs more so than anything else. I used to push out an entire essay in one sitting, usually one thousand words or more - which I've stopped doing by the way. In my sophomore year of high school, I realized that it's a hell of a lot easier to just make bullet points of the main ideas in each paragraph and go from there. More often than not, I rewrite my hook numerous times - I personally think I can't write a decent essay without one, because it normally sets off the tone and gives me ideas on where I want the essay to go. Lamott's even looser idea of shitty first drafts compared to mine is wonderful and it has helped me realize that being perfect is not ideal.

Shitty First Drafts - Danielle O'Brien

"Shitty First Drafts" by Anne Lamont was very reassuring to read. I have the tendency to try and make my first draft perfect, and I now see how that mindset is what causes my writers block. Learning that professional writers also have the same struggles as me boosted my confidence as a writer. Just like Lamont described, I have always imagined writing to be a piece of cake for those who are more experienced, which made me feel pressured to make my writing perfect. I learned a lot from Lamont's writing advice and personal experiences. I especially related to how she distracts herself with things like eating before she writes because I am a procrastinator as well.Writing an initial draft that is all over the place will definitely be stepping out of my comfort zone, but I plan on trying it for this upcoming draft. I can see how writing miscellaneous ideas and and sentences will help me see the bigger picture of what I plan to write. This article provided good advice that I plan on taking to better myself as a writer, and reassured me that writer's block is completely normal.

Shitty first drafts- Nathan Warrell

      In reading this excerpt from Anne Lammott's Bird by Bird  I've suddenly felt a sense of instantaneous relief in regards to the task of writing my first college essay. The passage was both comforting and informative seemingly coherently forming a unified mix of comic relief and helpful information on how to approach writing a first draft. Reading the passage helped me understand that when approaching writing a first draft not everything has to be perfect. It helped me understand that rather than trying to perfect your writing all in one shot, the thoughts that are being produced should be written out and revised later if necessary. Trying to make a first attempt flawless can cause for a stall in the writing process completely. Perhaps one of the most interesting things the passage did for me was adjust my viewpoint on what some would consider unnecessary writing material or "filler". I now understand that these so called "flaws" or filler portions of a first draft can produce new ideas and even if what is written in the first draft is not perfect, if all of your ideas are put down on paper, the writing has the potential to be far better in the next revision stage and eventually the final draft. 

Shitty First Drafts Brianna Glenn

Reading this article made me realize that everyone has trouble while beginning to write and that the first draft does not necessarily have to be the polished finished product like the final draft.  This article helped me realize that as a writer it is common to struggle piecing together a first draft and that once it is complete the first draft is very rarely good.  After reading this I know that writing over the limit is best because after editing large portions of the paper will be removed.  I was surprised by how many edits each author did before they felt it was quality material, and I now know that editing if necessary more than one time. 

Shitty First Drafts - Morgan Sousa

    This article explained that writing a relaxed first draft is one of the most important keys to creating a good piece of writing. When I write a paper sometimes I'm too focused on making the first draft absolutely perfect. I constantly type and delete leaving me with blank computer screen. By doing this I ultimately waste my time with writer's block and procrastination. However, by reading "Shitty First Drafts", I have learned a solution to my writing problems. If I am more carefree in the early stage of the writing process, then I will end up with a better finished product. I was surprised to know some of my favorite books started from just pages of ideas that were loosely put together and then polished into works of art. Next time I write a first draft I will make sure to remember the three step writing method and type whatever comes to mind.

Shitty First Drafts

         As a writer, Shitty First Drafts definitely helped me improve my writing process. It gives piece of mind to young writers who are struggling to find the right words to say by explaining how getting something on the paper, no matter how ridiculous it might be, is the first step in composing well-crafted writing. By discussing her specific writing process when she was a food critic, Anne Lamott utilizes personal experience to deliver her message that shitty first drafts are the first step in any writing process. Her use of personal experience makes the passage more relatable and gets her message across on a personal level. This helped to show me how no matter how much I may struggle in the future with my writing, I know I'm on my way to achieving a great composition once I get something on the paper. This passage is immensely helpful and well-written and should be read by all aspiring writers.

Shitty First Drafts

    After reading "Shitty First Drafts" I now look at first drafts with a whole new perspective. In the past I have always delayed starting writing assignments because I would think I wasn't prepared to write anything that would give me a good grade. Now I realize that first drafts are meant to be "shitty" and its better to get something on the page than nothing at all. This article has given me more enthusiasm to begin writing and not leave my papers for the last minute.

Shitty First Drafts - Cassie Wickliffe

Cassie Wickliffe

Shitty First Drafts

Shitty First Drafts gave me a sense of comfort after reading because I now know that it's more than normal to have an extra rough first draft. The way Lamott wrote in a humorous tone made it an easy read for me. I always felt as though my first draft of anything I ever write has to be close to the way the final draft will turn out. I always assumed that highly ranked authors were able to sit down and get straight to writing a draft that isn't perfect, but close to it. My perspective on writing rough drafts has changed. "The fantasy of the uninitiated" is referred in the first paragraph as the idea that famous authors have the ability to sit down and get straight into writing award-winning pieces, which is not realistic. In Shitty First Drafts, Lamott is basically explaining how in order to have a well written piece, you must always start out with a very rough first draft. This way, you can get straight into writing your ideas quickly and with no formal manner. Later on you can revise and change anything that needs it, and it will be much easier to have quality writing. You must trust the process because in the end, you'll be glad you did.

Shitty First Drafts

This piece allowed me to realize that I am not the only individual holding ridiculously high expectations for a first draft. Expectations that are often never met. I now see how unnecessary all of this worry over a first draft was. Ultimately I would have been better off spitting out ideas onto a sheet of paper, rather than wasting time worrying about how to start the piece perfectly. In the future I plan to disregard the expectations I may have set in the past and allow for my first draft to be a mess or even a disaster because it will lead to something better.

shitty first drafts

     In the work "Shitty First Drafts,"  I learned how not everything one writes is going to be perfect, or even comprehensible at first. The sheer thought of someone even reading my unintelligible work scares everyone and not just me.  Judgement plays a huge factor but we forget that our writing is malleable and can be fixed, changed, edited and more.  Furthermore, only a small portion of writers can write an amazing work right then and there; it takes time.  Reading this selection brought awareness that not all my works, if not any, are going to start off how I want them too: it takes many trials and errors.  The first draft is the basis towards something even greater.

Shitty First Drafts

           Throughout high school, my teachers reinforced the idea that first drafts did not need to be perfect; yet, when grading the outline of my first draft essays then often gave me low marks. With this in my head, I believed that first drafts needed to be perfect and polished. Looking back on that concept after reading "Shitty First Drafts" I can see how silly that idea was. This article displayed that one's first essay is not going to be perfect nor should it be. Most of the time the first try is going to be terrible but it is the foundation of the essay. The first draft allows us to get all of our crazy and wacky ideas out on the page and sometimes those ideas are amazing and innovative: without that first draft, we would not have allowed ourselves to let those concepts out. The article "Shitty First Drafts" demonstrated that writing is a difficult task and first drafts do not need to be flawless and the importance of getting one's ideas on the page.

Shitty First Drafts

Through reading Shitty First Drafts I remembered how much I struggle with a lot of the same things the author of Shitty First Drafts mentions. A lot of the time I go trough the motions while writing something then I never think about all the work I put in and time I spent staring at a blank screen before writing. It's good to know that even though some people end up with better final drafts than others, almost everyone goes through the same thing when trying to write. Also, I like how the author describes her writing process, it was one of the most relatable passages I've ever read, and I think next time I write an essay I can think about Shitty First Drafts and feel a little better about having no idea how to open the essay.

Shitty First Drafts

As a writer, I very much relate to the view of the first draft coming from the author. The first draft of any of my papers will always just have ideas put together before I can even compose anything for the final draft. Through reading Shitty First Drafts, it helped me realize the actual of importance of the first draft along with its contributions to the final. After understanding what the author is trying to explain, I could see how the writing process all develops from the first draft. Shitty First Drafts can be an article to help individuals who feel they can not put their thoughts on paper or simply writers block. The article is a great reminder that a first draft is something that will be changed once extraneous information and ideas are shaved off the paper through several drafts, not just one. Most writers will read the article and agree with the way the author stated and emphasized the importance of understanding the first draft.

Shitty First Drafts - Dawson Suncine

     In the work "Shitty First Drafts" I gained a better understanding as to what the purpose of writing a rough draft is and the effectiveness of drafts. I always write my first draft for essays hoping that I don't have to write another draft but that is never the case. In order to have a successful final draft the writer needs to have at least one draft before. Shitty first drafts taught me the underlying importance of rough drafts and the role they play in the development of a final draft. There is always room for improvement when writing. Put all of your thoughts on the paper help create cleaner second and third drafts because then the writer just eliminates unwanted ideas. "Shitty First Drafts" helped me with understanding why writing is so difficult for individuals who don't put all of their ideas on the first draft which is a problem I have.

Example of Reading Response

Response to text "Remix":

I think that, in regards to the culture of remixing, there’s nothing wrong with taking a different spin on a work that someone else produced as long as credit is given to the original author. I do believe, however, that in specific instances there should be a limit to how much one believes credit must be given. In the case presented in the article where a mother was simply uploading a video of her baby dancing to a prince song, should not be such a big deal. If the main work a person is trying to reproduce is directly taking references to a different source then, of course, credit should be given but how generic these references are should also be taken into account. No one’s going to give credit to a different movie just because there’s a similar storyline. I definitely think that there’s validity in putting an emphasis on copyright issues because there a cases where ideas can be directly stolen and there’s nothing anyone can do about it but there’s also nothing wrong with taking inspiration from other’s work. We are collectively encouraged to draw from other’s ingenuity and reproduce something you created with your own unique vision. It’s a difficult subject because it all comes down to opinions, that’s why the extent to which we should be doing this is heavily debated