For this exercise, you will electronically exchange a document with one of your classmates. With the Track Changes feature turned on, you will review each other’s documents, make comments or ask questions, insert additions, and make deletions to improve the writing, and then revise your work based upon the changes and comments.

As your instructor directs, select the electronic file of the document you created for Exercise 5.13 “Writing Paragraphs” or another document that you have created for this class. Exchange this file with your peer review partner. Open your partner’s file and select Track Changes. Review the document and make suggestions that will help your peer improve the writing. For instance, you can

■ Look for accurate, appropriate, and ethical wording as well as instances of unnecessary jargon.

■ Look for active voice and concise prose.

■ Look for structural issues like topic sentences, tightly written paragraphs, varied sentence structure and length, and focus upon the thesis statement.

Suggest where sentences can be combined or where sentences need parallel structure.

■ Look for you-attitude.

■ Ask questions (using comments) when the text isn’t clear or make suggestions to tighten the writing or improve word choices.

Return the document to its author and open yours to review the changes and comments your partner added to your document. For each change, decide whether to accept or reject the suggestion.

Continue to revise the document. Then submit a copy of your original version and the revised version to your instructor.