Responding - Really Responding - to Other Students' Writing

Richard Straub focuses most of his work on reading, evaluating, and responding to student writing. He says it simbple. All you have to do is read it quickly and mark whatever you see. Mark typos and spelling errors. He also talks about the different stages of drafting. Firs what type of assignment is it. A report, an analysis, or an argument. Then you need to figure out the writers interests and aims. Then figure out the work of the class. Such as what type of concepts and stategies you have been studying in class. Lastly, the stage of the draft. Is it an early draft, full but incomplete draft, or a nearly complete draft. Richard straub give some good tips on how to comment and how much you should comment.