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.
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