Peer writing conference record

This is the form we have been using in class for peer assessment interviews. Do read the notes posted after the image.

Notes

A. Writer, you need to consider what you need help with: ideas, images, organization, beginning, end, title…etc. Also, find out if the piece is as funny or shocking as you thought

B. Responder, when you agree to confer with a writer, your job is to help the writer think and make decisions about the writing:

- Ask what he or she needs help with.

- Read attentively. If there are parts that confuse you or you don’t understand, or you’d like to know more about, ask the writer about them.

- Respond to the text as a reader and a critic. Did you like the piece? Why or why not? How can the writer make it better? Be encouraging and helpful at the same time.

- Use the space on your peer’s record sheet to jot down these questions and comments, but tell them orally.