Peer Review Workshop

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📚 Part 1: Understanding Peer Review

1. What does constructive feedback mean? Choose the best answer:

Pointing out everything that's wrong

Only saying positive things

Giving helpful suggestions for improvement while highlighting strengths

Rewriting someone else's work for them

2. Which sentence stems would be appropriate for peer review? (Tick all that apply)

"I really liked how you..."

"This is terrible because..."

"One thing I wondered about was..."

"Have you thought about adding..."

"You're wrong about..."

3. Complete this sentence: When receiving feedback, I should _________________ and ask _________________ questions.

4. What are three things you should focus on when reviewing a book review?

5. Read this excerpt from a Whale Rider book review:

"The book was good. Paikea was brave. I liked it because it was interesting. The end was exciting."

Write one positive comment using a sentence stem:

Write one constructive suggestion for improvement:

6. What specific evidence from Whale Rider could the writer add to support their points?

7. How could the writer improve their sentence variety in this excerpt?

8. After receiving feedback on your book review, what was the most helpful comment you received?

9. Set one specific goal for improving your book review before the final draft:

10. Extension Activity: How could you use digital tools (like Google Docs) to make peer review more effective? Explain your ideas: