Before reading Straub’s essay, I didn’t really know what to write in response to a paper that I was editing. I wasn’t sure whether to be brief or to explain. When I did choose to explain, I wasn’t sure if I was explaining too much or if I should explain more. After I read this essay, I understand how I should be revising someone’s paper. I need to leave out just general statements and start explaining more and to give just as much praise as criticism. I can apply what Straub said to my first workshop by fully explaining myself when I revise a paper both within the text and also by writing a note at the end. I did learn about responding to my peers. I need to sound more like a friend to the writer and less like a teacher.
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