PEER REVIEW: Things to Add

* Read over ALL the peer review advice posted on the blog, and keep it all in mind. You will read some things that are contradictory, but that’s okay. It’s better to have a big tool box with lots of various tools, than to have one tool that you expect to accomplish everything every time (which it won’t).*
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Ask the writer for things s/he is specifically interested in (particular sections of his/her draft; content—or a specific aspect of content; grammar—or a specific aspect of it). If they don’t ask for anything in particular, focus on content first.

Prioritize—mention the most important issues first, not necessarily all the issues.

Ask the writer to come up with a solution while you are talking with her/him, as an alternative to you offering recommendations.

Check to make sure the peer you’re reviewing understands your meaning.

Review your reviewer! Some people offer higher quality advice about some things than other people about other things.