Ideas: “This is an excellent way to link the EAs’ ideas with artists, nice job.” – This comment affirms my peer’s skill at forming a good relationship between different ideas.

Evidence: “Maybe just add a sentence or two to clarify how Haas and Hans did this” – I suggest an example to help support my peer’s claim about Haas and Hans helping people.

Organization: “I’m a little confused by the addition of this in your paper. I don’t really see how it supports your thesis. Maybe consider cutting or revising to more clearly illustrate your point.” – I suggest a cut to help with my peer’s flow.

 

It was difficult at first to focus on the ideas and themes above things like spelling and grammar. I was not fully comfortable with picking apart major ideas and looking for flaws in other peoples’ work. However, after seeing other people make comments and provide global feedback, it became much easier to voice my own thoughts. As soon as I was comfortable with criticizing my peers, it became much easier to notice flaws as well as strengths in the ideas and structure of each paper. This became quite satisfying as I figured it out.