JOURNAL DOS

Prior to reading Straubbie boy's essay, revising the essays of my peers has been a tedious chore. No good feelings are generated through criticism of a fellow friend and classmate, well maybe sometimes. Revising and responding always seemed like something that a teacher should do, or any other person more qualified than myself. Now that I have read Rich's essay, my feelings have changed entirely about revising a friend's paper. Revision seems to benefit both the author and the grader; the author is able to see where he was unsuccessful and the grader is able to review the concepts. This essay has made me optimistic about revising throughout the duration of the first workshop. I mean I'll probably do a backflip because I'm not able to contain my excitement. My peers are no doubt eager to recieve my criticism and I am equally eager to criticize. Now that I have broken out of my revising shell, I'm going to revise like a superstar.