MEMO

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

A writer's memo includes anything and everything you have to say about a person's paper. What did you like? What needs work? Does the essay move you? The main point of a writer's memo is that you write 1-2 pages (double spaced) of comments that your partner can use to improve his or her work.

A writer's memo does not include: negative statements such as "this essay stinks," or "You are not very good at writing." Try to be constructive both in your praise and in your criticism.

Remember: peer response is only as good as you make it for others. If you don't put any effort into your response, you will more than likely not get any help from the responses you receive. Also remember that peer response is an important part of your portfolio grade: if you decide that doing peer response is a waste of your time and that you are not going to do it on a daily basis, you will have no chance of passing this course.

MEMO

TO: B. Amster
FROM: Devon Fitzgerald, Peer Reviewer
DATE: October 4, 2005
SUBJECT: Unit Four Paper

A writer's memo includes anything and everything you have to say about a person's paper. What did you like? What needs work? Does the essay move you? The main point of a writer's memo is that you write 1-2 pages (double spaced) of comments that your partner can use to improve his or her work.

A writer's memo does not include: negative statements such as "this essay stinks," or "You are not very good at writing." Try to be constructive both in your praise and in your criticism.

Remember: peer response is only as good as you make it for others. If you don't put any effort into your response, you will more than likely not get any help from the responses you receive. Also remember that peer response is an important part of your portfolio grade: if you decide that doing peer response is a waste of your time and that you are not going to do it on a daily basis, you will have no chance of passing this course.