Blog Post #6

After having peer review, I have found the process very helpful. I think that I was able to receive interesting feedback that I would not have considered myself. I really love how parts of my essay that  I was struggling with could be brought to the attention of the person editing my paper and they could provide suggestions on how to make it better. My essay was pretty personal and it was one of the first times that I have had written anything like that before. I really enjoyed writing it, as the words were able to flow smoothly and I enjoyed writing about the early difficulties I had when first starting to read and write. I was nervous when I heard that the partners for peer review would be chosen randomly, but it actually worked out very well. I think by having someone who did not know me the best, actually helped me improve my essay to be the best that it could be.
Not only did I enjoy receiving feedback on my essay, but I also really enjoyed peer reviewing my partner’s essay. I think that it was able to provide a different perspective on the topic and I enjoyed reading their early experiences with reading and writing. It was interesting, because my partner and I both wrote about early difficulties we had with reading and writing. I really enjoyed the whole process of peer reviewing with a partner and then have a meeting with Professor Stockman. I think that this will really be able to improve not only this one particular essay, but my writing overall.