Feedback Strategies

Well, We Are Working On Becoming Better Writers

In a post by Gravity Goldberg titled, "Be a Mirror: Give Readers Feedback That Fosters A Growth Mindset," she talks of very useful strategies on providing feedback. I honestly wish my previous teachers had used this approach as I was learning to become a better, stronger writer. I have always felt that my writing was never good, no matter how many hours I spent writing, revising, and proofreading, and having others revise, I was never able to include everything that the teachers' wanted. I really liked how she was emphasizing the idea of learning the habits and writing styles of students and building on what is there. Showing how writers can improve with what they have instead of trying to get them to do something that is not there, which I completely agree with. She does say you can't change what you can't see in a mirror, power to people who think like that, my papers would probably have had much better grades if my teachers thought that way. Overall, I loved this article and I definitely will be taking from her to provide feedback on what is there and focus more on what the writer has done.

In the blog post by Laura Gibbs, "How to Craft Constructive Feedback," there are strategies that are great for providing feedback to any type of writing really. The three components: observe, describe, and critique, are very important things to keep in mind about providing feedback. I know sometimes I am at a loss for how to provide useful feedback to someone. Feedback for a long time to me meant checking for grammatical errors, syntax, and places that need to be more clearly written. One thing I have learned over the years is the more you practice providing feedback, the better you get with your own writing, because unconsciously you avoid making similar mistakes that you have corrected others for, at least for me that has helped. I have saved this article under my favorite's tab, so I have something as a guideline to follow when providing good feedback.