I found this article to be very interesting to read. It teaches the basic do’s and dont’s of reading a classmates paper. I personally learned a lot from this article regarding how to read the paper and what to look for. Referring to what was said on page 137, subtitled “What are your goals?”, the author states, “First, don’t set out to seek and destroy all errors and problems in the writing.” I felt that specifically referred to me because when I read someone’s work, I am always quick to point out a misspelled word or a punctuation mark missing. The paragraph then proceeds with the basic concept being that writer’s write and readers read. After reading this article, I have come to the conclusion that I need to remember that I am just the reader and not the writer. I am so accustomed to reading and correcting what I think is wrong to the point where I forget the reason why I was reading in the first place.

Pages 138 to 142 are telling us as the readers what we should do to prepare reading another student’s work. It tells us the mindset we should have, what to think about, what to look out for, etc. It’s good to know that when reading a piece, I can state what I really liked and disliked about the writing without feeling as if I don’t want to hurt feelings or be too rude with what I am trying to say. Paragraph two of page 140 explains to us as the readers how exactly to word what we’re trying to say without being too verbose or not having enough words. Reading this has also taught me the questions I would want to ask while reading this and what I would want to compliment them on while also stating what I think could be changed.