• Post the share link to your draft for Project 4 in the forums by 9 AM on Monday, 8/10. You may post earlier.
• Respond to two students in the forums by 11:55 PM on Tuesday, 8/11. You may respond earlier.
• Revise your Project based on the feedback and submit your project by 11:55 PM on Tuesday, 8/11.
• Take advantage of the grace period if you need it, which ends at 11:55 PM on Thursday, 8/13.

Posting Your Drafts for Project 4

1. Follow the instructions in Step 1 of How do I use Google Drive for peer review? to set up sharing permissions for your documents. You need to share your draft with “Anyone with the link” or “People at Virginia Tech with the link” so that we can read your work.
2. Create a new topic in the Rough Drafts for Project 4 section of the forums.
3. Share the link to your analytical report in Google Docs. You can follow these instructions to make your link in the forum post clickable.
4. Add a brief note that tells readers anything they need to know before reading the draft of your report.
5. If you have any specific concerns that you want your readers to consider, add a note on that as well.
6. Be sure to Preview your forum post to make sure everything shows up the way you want it to, and then Submit your message.

Replying to Project 4 Drafts

Next, you will reply to the posts of some of your classmates:

1. Review the instructions in Step 2 of How do I use Google Drive for peer review? if you need a reminder on how to use the Comment features in Google Drive.

2. Go to the Rough Drafts for Project 4 section of the forums, and read the drafts of at least two of your classmates and add a reply with advice and encouragement (more below).
   • Find one post that no other student has replied to (so that we can be sure everyone gets a reply).
   • Find a second post that has only one other student reply.

3. Use the link your classmate provided to go to his or her project and do the following:

   • Check the title and any headings in the document, and add a comment to tell your classmate if these design elements are clear and effective.
   • If you notice any spelling errors, punctuation errors, or typos, mark them as you read, but please focus more on the content rather than editing.
   • Add comments on the content of the draft. Comment on at least three things your classmate does well and at least three things that your classmate could improve on. It’s fine to include more than the minimum number of comments.

4. Go back to the forums and add a reply to your classmate’s topic. In that topic, make an overall comment that sums up what you thought of the report and gives your classmate some encouragement.

Reviewing the Comments You Received

Once you have finished adding comments to your classmates’ projects, return to your own draft, read the comments that your classmates have given you, and add replies as appropriate. For instance, you might thank your partner for catching an error, ask your partner for more detail on feedback you don’t understand, or share a revision and ask your partner if it is an improvement.

Because Project 4 is a larger project, I have opened up peer review on Friday, so that those of you who want more time can complete your peer review and revision during the weekend. Details are below.

Readings for August 7 & 10

For this week, please review the following, as necessary:

• Editing and Proofreading tips and skim Appendix B of Markel.
• FAQs on the Google Drive system.

Work for August 7 & 10

• Complete the peer review activities (full instructions):
  • Post the share link to your draft for Project 4 in the forums by 9 AM on Monday, 8/10. You may post earlier.
  • Respond to two students in the forums by 11:55 PM on Tuesday, 8/11.
  • Revise your Project based on the feedback.

• You will submit the share link to your project along with your transmittal memo on Tuesday, 8/11. Remember that you have a two-day grace period if you need an extension. We begin Project 5 (the final) on Wednesday.

Today, you will complete peer review for the third project. Your final draft is due by 11:55 PM on Tuesday, 7/28.

Readings for July 27

For today’s session, review the following, as necessary:

• Editing and Proofreading tips and skim Appendix B of Markel.
• FAQs on the Google Drive system.

Work for July 27

• Complete the peer review activities (full instructions):
  • Post drafts for Project 3 in the forums by 9:00 AM today.
  • Respond to two students in the forums by 11:55 PM tonight.
  • Revise your Project 3 based on the feedback.

Today you will share your draft for Project 2 with the class. You will follow the same process that you used for Project 1.

Readings for July 20

For this week, please review the following, as necessary:

• Editing and Proofreading tips and skim Appendix B of Markel.
• FAQs on the Google Drive system.

Work for July 20

• Complete the peer review activities (full instructions):
  • Post the share link to your draft for Project 1 in the forums by 9 AM.
  • Respond to two students in the forums.
  • Revise your Project based on the feedback.

• You will submit the share link to your project along with your transmittal memo on Tuesday. Remember that you have a two-day grace period if you need an extension. We begin Project 3 on Wednesday.

• Post the share link to your drafts in the forums by 9 AM on Monday.
• Respond to two students in the forums by 11:55 PM on Monday.
• Revise your Project based on the feedback and turn in your project by 11:55 PM on Tuesday.

Posting Your Drafts for Project 2

1. Follow the instructions in Step 1 of How do I use Google Drive for peer review? to set up sharing permissions for your documents. You need to share your draft with “Anyone with the link” or “People at Virginia Tech with the link” so that we can read your work.

2. Go to your topic in the Project 2: Analysis of Writing in Your Field board in the forums. You’ll use the same topic where you posted basic information about your field.
3. Share the link to your table in Google Docs. You can follow these instructions to make your link in the forum post clickable.
4. If you have any specific concerns that you want your readers to consider, add a note on that as well.
5. Be sure to Preview your forum post to make sure everything shows up the way you want it to, and then Submit your message.

Replying to Project 2 Drafts

Next, you will reply to the posts of some of your classmates:

1. Review the instructions in Step 2 of How do I use Google Drive for peer review? to learn how to use the Comment features in Google Drive.

2. Go to the Project 2: Analysis of Writing in Your Field board in the forums, and read the drafts of at least two of your classmates and add a reply with advice and encouragement (more below).
   • Find one post that no other student has replied to (so that we can be sure everyone gets a reply).
   • Find a second post that has only one other student reply.

3. Use the Share link to go to your classmate’s draft on Google Drive and do the following:

   • Check the title of the document, and add a comment to tell your partner if it is clear and effective.
   • If you notice any spelling errors, punctuation errors, or typos, mark them as you read, but please focus more on the content rather than editing.
   • Add comments on the content of the draft. Comment on at least three things your classmate does well and at least three things that your classmate could improve on. It’s fine to include more than the minimum number of comments. Refer to the ideas from the readings as appropriate.

4. Go back to the forums and add a reply to your classmate’s topic and add an overall comment in the forums that sums up what you thought of the bio(s) and gives your classmate some encouragement.

Reviewing the Comments You Received

Once you have finished adding comments to your classmates’ projects, return to your own draft, read the comments that your classmates have given you, and add replies as appropriate. For instance, you might thank your partner for catching an error, ask your partner for more detail on feedback you don’t understand, or share a revision and ask your partner if it is an improvement. Your goal is to reply by 11:55 PM Monday night so that your classmate can use the information to revise.

Today you will complete peer review for the first project.

Readings for July 13

For today’s session, please read the following:

• Editing and Proofreading tips and skim Appendix B of Markel.
• FAQs on the Google Drive system.

Work for July 13

• Complete the peer review activities (full instructions):
  • Post the link to your drafts for Project 1 in the forums.
  • Respond to two students in the forums.
  • Revise your Project based on the feedback.

• You will submit the Google share link to your document along with your transmittal memo on Tuesday. Remember that you have a two-day grace period if you need an extension. We begin Project 2 on Wednesday.

Optional

To get to know your classmates a bit better, read through the remaining bio statements that are posted. If you notice anything you want to comment on, feel free to post additional replies.

We will follow this basic peer review process for all of the projects in the course:

• Post the share link to your drafts in the forums by 9 AM on Monday.
• Respond to two students in the forums by 11:55 PM on Monday.
• Revise your Project based on the feedback and turn in your project by 11:55 PM on Tuesday.

Posting Your Drafts for Project 1

1. Follow the instructions in Step 1 of How do I use Google Drive for peer review? to set up sharing permissions for your documents. You need to share your draft with “Anyone with the link” or “People at Virginia Tech with the link” so that we can read your work.

2. Go to your topic in the Project 1: Professional Biography Statement board in the forums. You’ll use the same topic where you posted your proposal for the project.
3. Share the link to your bio in Google Docs. You can follow these instructions to make your link in the forum post clickable.
4. If you have any specific concerns that you want your readers to consider, add a note on that as well.
5. Be sure to Preview your forum post to make sure everything shows up the way you want it to, and then Submit your message.

Replying to Project 1 Drafts

Next, you will reply to the posts of some of your classmates:

1. Review the instructions in Step 2 of How do I use Google Drive for peer review? to learn how to use the Comment features in Google Drive.

2. Go to the Project 1: Professional Biography Statement board in the forums, and read the drafts of at least two of your classmates and add a reply with advice and encouragement (more below).
   • Find one post that no other student has replied to (so that we can be sure everyone gets a reply).
   • Find a second post that has only one other student reply.

3. Use the Share link to go to your classmate’s draft on Google Drive and do the following:

   • Check the title of the document, and add a comment to tell your partner if it is clear and effective.
   • If you notice any spelling errors, punctuation errors, or typos, mark them as you read, but please focus more on the content rather than editing.
   • Add comments on the content of the draft. Comment on at least three things your classmate does well and at least three things that your classmate could improve on. It’s fine to include more than the minimum number of comments. Refer to the ideas from the readings as appropriate.

4. Go back to the forums and add a reply to your classmate’s topic and add an overall comment in the forums that sums up what you thought of the bio(s) and gives your classmate some encouragement.

Reviewing the Comments You Received

Once you have finished adding comments to your classmates’ projects, return to your own draft, read the comments that your classmates have given you, and add replies as appropriate. For instance, you might thank your partner for catching an error, ask your partner for more detail on feedback you don’t understand, or share a revision and ask your partner if it is an improvement. Your goal is to reply by 11:55 PM Monday night so that your classmate can use the information to revise.