How To Workshop
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This document provides guidance on online workshopping and reviewing documents. It outlines three methods for providing feedback: (1) using track changes and comments in Microsoft Word, (2) typing comments directly into the document and differentiating them through font or size, and (3) typing comments at the end of the document. For each method it notes pros and cons, such as Word being more feature-rich but incompatible, direct typing being flexible but confusing, and end comments making specific feedback difficult. It emphasizes saving a new copy of the document with comments, writing substantive feedback, and avoiding vague or meaningless comments.
How To Workshop
- 1. Online Workshopping Guide Technical tips and process advice
- 2. Why we workshop For writers: For readers: Multiple Analysis practice perspectives “Stealable” Reader reaction techniques “New Eyes” Modeling (and counter-modeling)
- 3. How we do it Most complex (MS Word Reviewing features) Pros: Lots of features, built into Word, easier to use (once you know how) Cons: Incompatible, sometimes unpredictable
- 5. FIRST STEP! Save a new copy of the file with your name. annas percy paper.doc > annas percy paper ian comments.doc
- 6. “Track Changes” in Word
- 7. “Track Changes” in Word Review > Add Comment
- 8. “Track Changes” in Word Review > Track Changes
- 9. Further Tips: Group member doesn’t have MS Word? Export as PDF (Mac: “Save as PDF” in the Print window; PC: install a PDF exporter as a printer) Use comments without “track changes” If you don’t know how to do it: use something simpler
- 10. How we do it part 2 Not as complex (type directly in the document) Pros: Compatible with everyone, relatively easy to use, very flexible Cons: Gets confusing easily; every comment must be marked
- 12. Save a new copy with your name in the file Type right into the document Change the font color Make sure you mark every comment
- 13. Further Tips: Use other methods to differentiate your comments (font size, etc), but make sure it’s clearly different from the text. It’s harder to make corrections and deletions using this method; I usually just write “oops” next to mistakes. Don’t get too fancy--it will just consume time Learn about “Format Painter” (MS Word) or “Copy and Paste Format” (Mac) to speed this up
- 14. How we do it part 3 Easiest method (just type some comments at the end of the paper) Pros: Foolproof, no need to format, allows you to reflect on the paper Cons: Very hard to make specific comments about issues on individual pages, important to include a lot
- 15. End of the paper Don’t forget! Save a new copy with your name in the file before you make changes My comments
- 16. Further Tips: Write a lot. Because there are no comments in the rest of the paper, you have to make it all up here. Be specific. “Some stuff seems vague still” is not very helpful—try to be as clear as possible.
- 17. For all methods: Comment on every paper you receive on time. If you receive a peer’s paper late, then comments on it are optional. Write about two substantive, specific comments (or questions) per page. Or, write about a half of page at the end. :) and :-) are not comments. They are smiley faces. Also, “Nice Paper!!!” is almost meaningless. Try to be specific.