Peer+Grading+and+Commenting

toc Wiki Assignment 2 In this assignment you will learn how to **make comments,** and get familiar with and practice **peer grading.** Back to Assignments
 * Make sure to complete the assignment by the due date in order to receive full credit. **

=Make Comments= In addition to promoting interaction with your peers here on the wiki, this will prepare you to make comments on essays when you are peer grading.
 * 1) **Find a page to comment on.** Go to the @Peer Forum and click on a number to go to the user page of a fellow student.
 * 2) **Make a Comment**. On their user page, find something noteworthy and comment on it using the **comment button**(see below). If this is criticism, keep it constructive. Do not worry about word count.
 * Click **Edit**
 * [[image:Edit button with tabs.jpg]]
 * Highlight the part you want to comment on.
 * [[image:highlight.jpg width="242" height="167"]]
 * If it's a picture or video, just click on it to select it, it will highlight once you click **Comment.**
 * Click **Comment**.
 * [[image:add comment button.jpg width="441" height="41"]]
 * **Type your comment** in the box that appears on the right side and **Save** your comment.
 * [[image:Commenting 1.jpg width="318" height="222"]]
 * [[image:Commenting 3.jpg width="296" height="203"]]
 * 1) ** Click Sav ** **e** to exit edit mode
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 * 1) Browse around any other user pages on the @peer forum in the table under **Wiki Assignment 1** or in the navigation bar.
 * 2) Make at least **two more** comments on pages other than your own (for a total of at least 3 comments).
 * 3) **Please do not make edits (i.e. corrections to spelling, spacing, formatting, etc.) on user pages that do not belong to you, only comments. Thank You!**
 * 1) **Please do not make edits (i.e. corrections to spelling, spacing, formatting, etc.) on user pages that do not belong to you, only comments. Thank You!**

=Practice Peer Grading= In addition to giving you practice with peer grading, this will prepare you to write your own paragraph and get familiar with the rubric.

Find an Essay to Grade

 * 1) Go to the @Peer Forum
 * 2) Find the column labeled **Sample Essays** in the **Wiki Assignment 2** section.
 * 3) Click on one of the links to go to an essay page.
 * 4) Check to see if there are any grading spots left. If they all have signatures, go back to the @peer forum and choose a different essay to grade.

Complete the Grading Form

 * 1) Enter your **grading number** and the **essay page name** in the indicated boxes on the grading form.
 * 2) Check the word count using Word Count Tool
 * Copy and paste the text of the essay, **not** including the references.
 * Make sure the word count is over 180 and under 300
 * [[image:Word count tool 1a.jpg width="499" height="178"]]
 * 1) Read through the essay and make sure they have at least 3 precise terms
 * 2) **Evaluate Substance** based on your findings in steps 2 and 3.
 * Choose 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 as applicable according to the rubric.
 * Provide thoughtful, constructive feedback in the box provided (you may also leave comments regarding specific issues on the essay itself. See step 2 below).
 * 1) **Evaluate Clarity**. Reread the essay as necessary.
 * Choose 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 as applicable according to the rubric.
 * Provide thoughtful, constructive feedback in the box provided (you may also leave comments regarding specific issues on the essay itself. See step 2 below).
 * 1) **Evaluate Insight.**
 * Choose 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 as applicable according to the rubric.
 * Provide thoughtful, constructive feedback in the box provided (you may also leave comments regarding specific issues on the essay itself. See step 2 below).
 * 1) **Evaluate Scholarship.**
 * Choose 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 as applicable according to the rubric.
 * Provide thoughtful, constructive feedback in the box provided (you may also leave comments regarding specific issues on the essay itself. See step 2 below).
 * 1) Click **Submit**
 * You may check your grading submissions by going to the Peer Grading Results spreadsheet. You can easily find the lines with your submissions by using Ctrl+F and typing your grading number in the search.

Sign

 * 1) Click **Edit**
 * 2) Leave comments if applicable (commenting like you did on user pages in this assignment).
 * 3) Insert a wiki signature in the first available **Grader #** slot.

=Finish Up=
 * 1) Practice grading on at least two more sample essays.
 * 2) Put a Wiki Signature in your tracking table that you have completed Wiki Assignment 2.