Brief Introduction:

This writing Gillam has done, unlike previous articulate articles, drives the point home in a short and concise manner. It has the usual case studies, examples of remedies, and enough information to support their claim.

Article Critique:

I entirely agree with this article because anything you do in writing is going to help you in your own skills. This reminds me of something that, while not pertinent to English, is almost exactly like this. In high school, my friends and I would play video games competitively, and I mean really competitively. I would record our matches on a VHS, and I would study players and review their plays, see where they were making flaws and mistakes, and report back to them on how to improve their game strategies. They would, in turn, do the same for me. Eventually we started attending tournaments, and needless to say, we were placing pretty high.

Just like this, reading and reviewing your peers writing will help you master the art yourself. You see where the mistakes are, you know what to avoid, and you know what you can indo to spice things up. What I found most interesting though was how a student at firsts stutters when reviewing, and then has to return to add or confirm his previous review. I now know it was to be expected, since as reviewing goes along, additional knowledge is gained which can make put the writing in a new light. I know I’ve done it myself as I’ve read the articles assigned.

My source has more than its eloquently concise pattern in common with the article by Gillam. It presents the same thesis, and gives even more data to further prove the point that Gillam is trying to get across to its viewer.

Brief Conclusion

These articles couldn’t be any closer to the truth, a universal truth. As the cliché goes, practice makes perfect, and since reviewing and revising is like practice, doing so can make anyone better. Whether it’s reviewing a paper or running combo drills with friends, revising and reviewing kicks in critical skills pertinent to the field and reinforces them.


International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. July 2009. Center for Excellence in Teaching at Georgia Southern University 9/17/2009 http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ijsotl/v3n2/articles/PDFs/Article_GunerselSimpson.pdf