In this chapter, we have learned many techniques to write professionally and effectively in workplaces. The instructions and suggestions for the definition assignment were very straightforward, which made the drafting part very easy for me.
Peer review has always been challenging because I don’t always know how to point out my peers’ weaknesses. I think people all think differently, and as long as they put adequate effort into the work, it is good enough for me. I always tend to give more compliments than criticize for peer reviews. However, I know what my peers want from me is to tell them how they can be improved relatively. Therefore, I gave my peer a more detailed review for some minor flaws because the work already met all the requirements.
The revision part was relatively easy for me because I followed templates (from the textbook) in terms of the structure and content of my assignment. According to my peer review partner, my work was overall good, but a small conclusion for the assignment was missing. Thus, I added some conclusions based on my understanding and experiences on the definitions. I also went through other classmates’ revised assignments to see anything I could add to my writing. Then, I slightly edited my expended definition by giving a subtitle to every paragraph to help the reader locate the answers to some questions.
Overall speaking, I liked the entire process, and I believe providing quality peer reviews is vital in both academic and career aspects. I am looking forward to more peer review activities due to both help I could give and get from my classmates.
Peer Review:
https://blogs.ubc.ca/engl301-98a-2021sa/2021/06/08/peer-review-of-alroy-huos-assignment/
Revised Work:
https://blogs.ubc.ca/engl301-98a-2021sa/2021/06/09/revised-definition-alroy-huo/