Pedagogy Apr 2021

Slow Peer Review in the Writing Classroom

Timothy Oleksiak

Abstract

AbstractThis article offers slow peer review as an approach to student-to-student peer review in the writing classroom. Slow peer review is based in the values and theories of rhetorical feminism and, when executed purposefully, can function as a fitting alternative to fake news rhetoric. In addition to articulating the steps of slow peer review, this article illustrates how two students in a sophomore-level writing class engaged in the practice. Initial results suggest that nondirective description can lead to meaningful changes in student writing. The article concludes with further considerations for writing teachers who wish to conduct slow peer review in their own classrooms.

Journal
Pedagogy
Published
2021-04-01
DOI
10.1215/15314200-8811551
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rhetorical criticism writing pedagogy gender and writing
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Cited by in this index (2)

  1. Banville et al. (2026)
    Wicked modes in UX: Pedagogical considerations for data détournement
    Computers and Composition
  2. West-Puckett et al. (2023)
    Engaging Assessment Counterstories through a Cultural Rhetorics Framework
    College Composition and Communication

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