How+to+Give+Feedback

__ HOW TO GIVE FEEDBACK  __ Remember that feedback should always be constructive. Nobody wants to be told that their writing is not liked, no good, or boring - and besides, this is just an opinion on someone’s work. Sometimes we don’t like a piece of writing not because it is not a good story but because it simply doesn’t appeal to our reading tastes. When we give feedback we should thus always frame our comments with ‘I’ statements to make this clear. What IS helpful is to make encouraging comments and suggestions about what we liked and what we think might help them improve their work. __ Instructions for giving feedback on this wiki __ : Read the story then scroll to the bottom and write your response using this format: MY NAME: Something positive. Something constructive. e.g. MS CHAPPELL: I really liked this story because it made me think about bullying in a new way. I would like to read more about what happened before the bullying incident occurred and about what the characters are like as people, as I think this might make the bullying event easier to understand and more powerful. __ Try to use constructive statements like these __ : -I’m unclear about … -I found myself agreeing with you (or disagreeing with you) when you wrote … -I especially like the passage where … -I’d like to hear more about … -I’m generally feeling that … -The strongest feeling I’m left with is… -I think your general point is … -This point didn’t quite come through to me … -I found your ending … -One bit I didn’t quite get was … -I wondered if you might like to tweak this area … because … -I found the grammar/spelling unclear at the bit where/this point ….