Critique Archives - Writing Commons https://writingcommons.org The encyclopedia for writers Fri, 29 Dec 2023 16:23:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://writingcommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-WC-Site-23-32x32.png Critique Archives - Writing Commons https://writingcommons.org 32 32 Critique – A Research-based Guide to Criticism in Academic & Professional Writing https://writingcommons.org/section/collaboration/critique/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:27:37 +0000 https://transfer.writingcommons.org/?post_type=section&p=1864 What is Critique? Critique is the systematic evaluation and assessment of a creative or intellectual work—often a text—to analyze its effectiveness in content, structure, and style, among other factors like originality, relevance, and impact. The goal is usually either to improve the work through formative feedback or to provide a final evaluation via summative feedback. ... Read more

The post Critique – A Research-based Guide to Criticism in Academic & Professional Writing appeared first on Writing Commons.]]> Contract Grading – So Your Instructor is Using Contract Grading… https://writingcommons.org/article/so-your-instructor-is-using-contract-grading/ Fri, 02 Aug 2019 18:01:49 +0000 https://transfer.writingcommons.org/?p=1832 Throughout your time in school, most of your classes have probably been graded. If you met certain criteria, you received an “A,” a “B,” a “C,” and so on. Maybe your school used numbers, grades, or GPA-style grading, but whatever the grades looked like, the mechanism was pretty similar. Your teachers probably used a combination ... Read more

The post Contract Grading – So Your Instructor is Using Contract Grading… appeared first on Writing Commons.]]> Why Meet with a Writing Tutor? https://writingcommons.org/article/why-meet-with-a-writing-tutor/ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:34:12 +0000 https://transfer.writingcommons.org/2014/03/06/why-meet-with-a-writing-tutor/ You may think of writing as a lonely activity, something to work at in a hushed, half-lit library carrel.  Or you may think of writing merely as a matter of correctness, of getting all the commas in just the right places.  Or you may suffer from writing anxiety and feel unable to produce the first word, let alone the first page.  These writing challenges, and many others, can be addressed in a meeting with a writing tutor.  Tutoring has the reputation of being remedial, of serving students with limited writing experience.  But the writing tutorial can benefit all writers—freshman, graduate, or faculty—and represents a significant learning opportunity. 

The post Why Meet with a Writing Tutor? appeared first on Writing Commons.]]> Student-Teacher Conferences https://writingcommons.org/article/student-teacher-conferences/ Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:02:25 +0000 https://transfer.writingcommons.org/2012/04/19/student-teacher-conferences/ Make the most of your conferencing experience by being prepared before you meet with your instructor.

As an undergraduate student, you may be provided with the opportunity to have conferences with your instructor. Conferences are typically 15–20 minutes long and may be individual or small group conferences. In many cases, your instructor may cancel classes for student conferences. This is because the individualized attention you will receive in your conference is extremely valuable for your development as a writer, and the time spent in your conference will be as valuable as your time spent in class.

The post Student-Teacher Conferences appeared first on Writing Commons.]]> Provide Feedback in Group Situations https://writingcommons.org/section/collaboration/critique/providing-and-receiving-feedback-in-group-situations/ Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:11:05 +0000 https://transfer.writingcommons.org/2009/10/31/providing-and-receiving-feedback-in-group-situations/ Consider these suggestions when critiquing documents in group situations. Feedback in group situations provides an excellent opportunity to have your work read and evaluated by your peers. Rather than merely imagine how a potential audience might respond to your work, you can meet with classmates and discuss your ideas for writing projects or evaluate drafts. ... Read more

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