Home Teaching Guides Using Student Peer Review Do I need to give students class time for peer-review sessions?

Introduction

Planning for Peer Review Sessions

Think about logistics

Specify tasks for the peer review

Model how to use the workshop sheet or criteria list before peer review

Consider sequencing the peer-review tasks in multiple workshops

Provide adequate time for students to conduct thorough peer review of drafts

Helping Students Make Effective Comments

Model effective commenting

Build in incentives for helpful comments

Helping Students Handle Divergent Advice

Resource: Sample workshop sheets

Argument Assignment

Argument Portfolio

Intermediate Composition

Intermediate Composition

Introductory Composition

Additional Resources

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Do I need to give students class time for peer-review sessions?

Back to Planning for Peer Review Sessions

One way to save class time is to require students to do their peer review as homework outside of class. They will appreciate having class time for peer review, but you can either require that they meet to read, comment on, and discuss each other's draft or that they exchange drafts at the end of one class and return drafts and peer review sheets at the beginning of the next class.

If you decide to require out-of-class peer review, you might want students to contact each other and exchange papers through e-mail. If so, consider referring them to our Writing Center reference unit on e-mail. It includes information about e-mail etiquette as well as attaching lengthy files.