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Getting & Giving Help
Unit Completion Date: End of Week 6
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When you receive critiques and begin to sort through the comments of your peers, keep in mind that what you are receiving is primarily their report to you of how they read your story, not their opinion of the story. If you find statements in critiques that you don't agree with, they are opportunities in most cases to see where you are not doing something you think you are doing. For instance, if you intend for the story to be about Jane and five of your readers say they thought the main character was Rob, it's indication you should give some thought to the matter. It may turn out that you need to refashion the story around Jane more, that the story is actually about Rob and you can strengthen that in redraft, or that it is about both and you are comfortable about the readers' disagreements on the subject.
In a general way, you will have a straw poll on where your readers think you should put your efforts in the next draft based on the fictional elements they chose to address. If everyone has chosen point of view and character, then you'll know that those elements seem to either present a lot of opportunities in the opinions of your peers, or that these aspects are where most of your readers felt the story had difficulty.
As your peers post their critiques of your story, I will be asking follow-up questions. Read the critiques and responses to follow-up questions carefully, then ask any questions you feel necessary to clarify what is being said in the critique. Your questions should be focused on better understanding what your classmates are saying, not arguing against what is being said. Other class members should feel free to interject in these exchanges when they have some insight or interest in the issue at hand.
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