ThoughtMeat

Hi everyone,

I read through your cover letters today and I had a couple of thoughts:
- Sorry I didn't let you know who would be in your group before today. The anonymity of the way you had to address your letters was a little sad. That's my fault though, and I'll let you know in advance for next time.
- Asking peers to check your quotes for all the stuff we've been talking about in class is great. Asking them to check it for technical stuff is a waste of their time because you can figure that out yourself by checking the MLA citation site on the UW Writing Center page, which I have also listed under "links" on our site. Nobody in the class in an expert in this stuff; even I have to look up how to site certain sources sometimes, but that's why there's a manual for it--use it.
- I think it would be groovy if you did the letter-on-the-back-of-the-paper thing like last time because I find it nice and personal, but you should do what you think will be most useful to your peers when you're reviewing their papers. A general letter is best for dealing with more global and structural issues, but marginal comments are best for awkward sentences, uses of quotes, need for transitions, etc. Perhaps a combination of both would serve your peers best. Keep in mind that the more time and consideration you spend for your peers, the more helpful you'll be to them. Also, I pay attention to these things. :)

Let me know if you have questions or visit me in office hours tomorrow if you'd like.