I read the article "How to Craft Constructive Feedback" (by Laura Gibbs). The article was interesting and I particularly liked the part about being a witness and being a mirror. Being a mirror, in particular, got my attention because at the end of that paragraph, it says, "What stood out to you?" and "Was there anything you wanted more of?" This got me thinking not only of giving feedback to fellow students, but also what I wanted more out of the story "Tartuffe." I thought that maybe I could use this question somewhere in my Research Project; perhaps how I would have liked more of Mariane's character - I wish she would have shared more of how she felt about Tartuffe and how her father was trying to arrange their marriage.
However...as to how this article relates to giving feedback to others, it gives me a different approach to giving feedback. Sometimes I have a tendency to just tell classmates that their "writing is really good" whereas I could answer the questions about what stood out most to me in their writing and what I want more of. Perhaps I could also include what confused me or what wasn't worded right.
I've taken online classes before, including writing classes, where we always had to "critique" and comment on other classmates work. I feel pretty confident that I've learned how to word things in a nice, tactful way while still helping them with their writing and getting the message across.
My personal goal in giving feedback during this class is to really make sure I continue to convey my messages in a nice, polite manner. I would like to make sure that things that don't make sense, need clarification, what stands out and what I'd like more of will also be conveyed.
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