After reading a chapter from “Responding- Really Responding- To Other Students’ Writing” by Richard Straub provides excellent insight into a plethora of helpful comments and tips an individual can use while reading a colleague’s work. I agree with many of the points that Straub makes because excellent feedback from a peer is how I can become a better writer, and how I can help my fellow classmates improve their papers. I am grateful that we were required to read this because I am more confident in my abilities to judge my fellow classmates work and they are able to successfully judge my work. Straub stresses that both the reader and the writer must focus on the bigger issues of the paper rather than the minor details such as grammar or spelling. I agree with the aforementioned statement because in my experience I have noticed that many professors care more about the context of your paper and your ability to successfully defend your thesis. Often times, I believe that I focus more on grammar rather than the context of the paper which I will definitely improve on because Straub made it very clear that providing comments on the context is more important to the overall concept of the paper. Another point that Straub presents which I liked was that you should always praise your colleagues work as well as criticizing it, because this is what makes them better writers. Often times, I believe I am too soft on my classmates work because I do not have the heart to criticize them but I am able to criticize the work of a friend because I am closer to them. However, this is what I would really like to work on this semester because as I previously mentioned I like to receive all kinds of feedback and I am sure my classmates would also like to receive the same kind.