Stages in the Process. By segregating the stages, this scheme implies that one writes in that order only, whereas we know that all of these items, and more, work simultaneously when we write. These emphasize revision. Students usually learn more from writing, and papers are usually better if instructors assign a due date for a draft and collect a copy of that draft. Talk about Writing in Progress and Peer Review.
Good writers talk about their work while it is in progress.
Peer Review involves exchanging drafts between or among students for feedback. These exchanges require a set of guidelines or a questionnaire that directs the peer s reading of the author s paper in order to avoid simple responses of approval or disapproval, and to keep the peer from remarking only on mechanical matters such as grammar and spelling.