Response Question to Write in the Middle Workshop 7

Jessica Sumpter

English 484

February 24, 2008

Write in the Middle

Workshop seven of Write in the Middle focuses on peer to peer responses to writing. I know from my own past experience that I feel uncomfortable doing peer reviews because I feel like I have no authority to criticize their papers because I’m not the teacher. What types of things can you teach students so they feel more comfortable critiquing each other’s papers?