the way i would respond to other people's essay's is that i would be straight forward with them in telling them what i think. I wasnt goin to sugar coat it for them. the reading has changed my opinion somewhat because know i see that i shouldnt just criticize the paper but also show support and good parts of the essay as well so i do not put my fellow students down. i can apply what Straub said to my first class by writing what i want to say in the margins of people's papers but to much because i dont want to overwhelm them.. i learned that i should ask questions to find out what the writer was feeling or how she was trying to use a specific word or phrase to better understand where the writer is coming from.
-Corey Bandremer

Journal 2: Due Wednesday, July 1

Read and respond to Richard Straub’s “Responding—Really Responding—to Other Students’ Writing.” What were you ideas and attitudes toward revising and responding before reading Straub's essay? Have your opinions changed? How? How can you apply what Straub said to your first workshop? What did you learn about responding to your peers?