How do we offer writing help to a friend, classmate, team member, or colleague? We know the pitfalls. It's easier to offer vague praise—"Good job! I like this :)"—than it is to offer constructive advice. It's easier to highlight sentence-level "errors" than it is to explain bigger-picture opportunities for real revision. The resources below offer starting points for providing effective feedback in ways that can be heard and acted upon.
Peer Review (full playlist): four videos—each under two minutes—created by the UWC
How to offer useful feedback to your peers: what to do before and while reading the paper, what to include in your feedback, and how to give feedback appropriately.
Responding to creative writing: examining and critiquing essential elements of creative writing, including but not limited to setting, plot, and character.
