https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2017-01-30 04:18:15 UTC 2021-02-16 01:39:05 UTC hello@padlet.com erin_armstrong https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150141107 What does feedback look like in a fiction writing course? What kind of feedback has been beneficial to you in the past? What would you like to see from your classmates in this course? What style of feedback-- video, notes, audio-- do you find to be most effective?
--Ms. Armstrong (MAKE SURE TO PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR POST!)]]> 2017-01-30 04:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150141107 ckantgias18 https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150265461 When writing, I like hearing feedback from my peers. Either they love it or they hate it, but personally I like when people pull out what they like the most and then giving me ideas for what I need to work on. I like advice and I love asking questions. Also my favorite part of receiving advice from a peer is when they pull out particular quotes and telling me what's wrong with it. And tell me if I need to analyze it more or give more that leads up to it.]]> 2017-01-30 15:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150265461 https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150370092 When receiving feedback, I like when people take out specific parts and explain how it made them feel or what they understood from it to see what message I am conveying. I also like when people tell me which parts of the piece felt unnecessary or too dense so I can make my writing as clean and concise as possible.]]> 2017-01-30 19:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150370092 https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150383190 I like a mix of praise and criticism with a tad more criticism. I also like the praise to be a little constructive as well, sort of a "you did this really well here, it would be good if you repeated it throughout the piece/used it in this instance/developed it further." It takes forever, but I also really love breaking pieces down line by line as well as having my own pieces broken down the same way. I think it offers a deeper level of criticism, as obviously improving each line improves the piece as a whole. Handwritten notes are my favorite (editing on a piece) but I also like word-doc comments. Anything directly connected to the piece works for me.]]> 2017-01-30 20:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150383190 https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150433561 Generally, I find feedback more helpful when it is about specific lines, phrases, and moments. It can be easier to fix issues if specific instances and moments are given. If the criticism becomes too general, it can be harder to implement and also can sometimes feel a little too personal. The style of feedback isn't very important to me, though it is sometimes nice to read the comments right next to the actual text.]]> 2017-01-31 04:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150433561 https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150558771 When I receive peer feedback, I really like a balance of a few general insights/suggestions (e.g. more sensory details needed, language is too formal for the piece) and as many specific corrections/suggestions as are found (please reference specific words or phrases in the text). Also, if you have any questions when reading the piece, please let me know! Sometimes they are purposeful and I want the reader to wonder, but other times things that make sense in my head may not come out as clearly on paper and letting me know super helpful. Lastly, just let me know what the piece made you feel or think or remember or wonder.]]> 2017-01-31 15:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150558771 https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150649087 I find feedback that details specific lines the most helpful. I like praise, as I suppose everyone does, because I can see what I did right, but I really like criticism because it helps me figure out what needs more work. One thing I found very helpful in previous classes was when my peers told me what they thought I was trying to say, what the message was. And also when they said how it made them feel. This way, I could know if I was getting the desired message across and having the desired effect. I also like hearing where the reader was confused or what could use more or less detail.]]> 2017-01-31 18:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150649087 https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150719706 When receiving feedback from peers, I appreciate specific suggestions/comments/ideas. I think that breaking down certain parts of the piece helps to improve it as a whole through refining and changing it bit by bit. However, I also think that general ideas/comments/suggestions can be really helpful!]]> 2017-02-01 00:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150719706 https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150728670 When receiving peer feedback, I like it when the feedback contains both some notes or compliments on what I did nice on, as well as some constructive criticism on what I could improve more on. By knowing the 'Good and the bad' in my writing, I get to improve or fix the places where I am bad at and continue to apply whatever I am good at into my writing. Also, the more specific the constructive criticism or praises are, the better. ]]> 2017-02-01 02:16:13 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/150728670 https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/151016274 When I receive feedback, I like to hear what the worst and best things about my paper were, as well as anything else in between my peer thinks is worth mentioning. I like to hear about specific lines that my peer liked or did not like, so I can try and determine the problem with them specifically. Hearing the best and worst helps me figure out what is working in my paper and what is not, and where to take my paper after getting feedback. In general, I want to know if my writing meant anything to my peer and if they honestly liked it or not. ]]> 2017-02-01 23:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/151016274 https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/151017483 I think feedback in a fiction writing course should be constructive and very specific. Especially in fiction writing, there should be feedback about the plot of the story as well as grammar/sentence structure. Being specific is beneficial because it shows the writer exactly what to fix, and reminds them not to make that mistake in the future. In the past, while I have found the positive feedback sweet, being critical (gently) is also very important...how else could you improve? In this course, I would like to receive specific feedback on plot points, characterization, and of course grammar. And of course, honesty!! Please be honest with me! I think the most helpful style of feedback for me is notes on the writing and then maybe a video chat about the feedback. ]]> 2017-02-02 00:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/151017483 https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/151019611 When I receive feedback, it's helpful to hear the good as well as the bad, so I can focus on expanding what I did well instead of just fixating on the bad things. The constructive criticism is the most helpful part though, and it helps when it's specific and direct -- if you have any suggestions for where I went wrong or what I could do instead that's always good. For me, its most helpful when people can tell me how the overall message came across to them ("It seemed like you were trying to say ____, it made me think of ____, etc.")

]]> 2017-02-02 00:37:44 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/151019611 https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/151019874 I think the kind of feedback appropriate generally varies on the piece in question. If it's short, both general criticism and nitpicking are great. If it's longer, more general ideas are fine (but nitpicking is always welcome!). I think the best way to offer criticism is probably in written form, with whatever clarifying is needed done after the suggestions are reviewed. One thing I find helpful is when a radical change is proposed (take this or that character out, make the second to last page your starting point) because this kind of advice helps me reexamine my story as a whole. I think that simply voicing any questions you had about a piece can be a great way to offer general advice, but as long as whatever you say is in pursuit of being helpful, however you want to phrase it is fine with me. ]]> 2017-02-02 00:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/151019874 https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/151027869 The feedback that I like the most is how my tenses are. I'm quite awful about switching tenses. Second, I tend to switch point of views when I'm writing, and so if suddenly I say "I" instead of "she" or "he", etc, then please tell me. I also have trouble with overusing words. I'll just keep repeating them, and I won't notice until I hit "ctrl F" on the computer and type the word in, and I'll be like 'what??? I don't remember using the word incredibly 116 times'. Another thing that I quite like from feedback is my grammar. For example, am I using a semicolon right? Should I use who or whom? Things like that. Also, please tell me if you like something. I feel like that's kind of important for me. At the end, just ask me any questions you have!]]> 2017-02-02 02:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/151027869 https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/151327864 In my opinion, the type of feedback that helps me the most is descriptive, harsh even, with vague suggestions for improvement. I've learned to have a tougher skin for criticism after many years of intense soccer coaches, and I find myself improving the most when people directly tell me what's wrong, and in the context of soccer, give me a new technique, etc. I also tend to doubt myself and my writing, which is a bad habit in itself, so it helps to have people's direction to tell me if they think my idea is good or not. It gives me security in my writing and overall a greater sense of confidence in my abilities, especially when I am able to fix something that had been criticized. ]]> 2017-02-03 00:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/151327864 dwilliams56 https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/151610931 I find what helps me most is just knowing what I did wrong or what needs to be fixed. Obviously knowing I didn't tank the whole assignment is nice but I am going to focus on what needs to be fixed. Something teachers at my home school will do that seems to work for me well is they will list the things that need to be fixed and close with but overall I liked this thing or these few things (I kind of think its so I won't rewrite the whole thing...I do that sometimes haha. I'm a perfectionst, it's a problem) ]]> 2017-02-04 15:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/151610931 https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/152156195 When I am receiving feedback in my writing, I like it when people tell me which parts are unnecessary or which words I could change, because I sometimes find I can go overboard with details or add parts which could be unnecessary. I also like it when people tell me specifically which parts I need to look at or rewrite so that I can tackle those problems first.]]> 2017-02-07 14:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/152156195 yaobowei333 https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/1205242343 2021-02-16 01:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_armstrong/s3a13qyakhmw/wish/1205242343