I have always liked doing peer revisions, as I thoroughly enjoy being able to pick apart a piece of writing and try to enhance it in any way I can. I received some pretty good feedback from my partner. He largely focused on word choice and the flow of my writing, which I really enjoyed because I also felt like it was choppy while I was writing it, I just couldn’t find the words that I wanted. By having another set of eyes on my work, it was nice to be able to see what words and ideas he could add. I really enjoyed the relaxed vibe of this partnership, I didn’t feel like I was under any sort of stress for my essay to perform in any certain manner, which made it easier to make adjustments to my writing.
The only somewhat unfortunate thing about this peer review experience is that he did not have a full essay, as he wasn’t feeling well, so I feel like I didn’t get to help her as much as I could have. I feel like I got more out of this than he did, and I kind of feel bad for that. I noticed that I really liked her writing style and her word choice. He wrote with a lot of passion within the words he wrote, which brought a lot to her piece. Overall, my first college-level peer review was a pretty enjoyable experience and it makes me excited to see what the other ones will be like with the other points of view in class.
