Using Writable's Peer Review tool, students can support their classmates' revisions by reviewing and leaving feedback.

Students score their peers’ writing using the same rubric used for grading and self-review.
Students can use saved comment stems to provide helpful feedback.
Peer reviews are anonymous for students, while teachers can see who reviewed and all comments and feedback.
Click here to learn how students complete a peer review.

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Enabling Peer Review

You can enable peer reviews when first assigning or in assignment settings at any time.

Follow these steps to enable peer review for an assignment.

From the 'My Assignments' page in Writable, select the assignment.
❗️Don't have an assignment yet? Learn how to browse and choose an assignment from the Writable library, or create your own.
Click "Assign".
Check the box next to the class(es) you want to assign the activity to and click "Next".
❗ Note: Students will only be able to peer review submitted writing from their own classmates.
Check the box to add a peer review cycle and indicate how many peer reviews students should receive. This is also the number of peer reviews students will be asked to complete.
❗Note: If your assignment has multiple sections, you can choose between having students review sections immediately or after all sections have been completed.

Keep in mind that students complete peer reviews for each section of an assignment. So if there are two sections and you’ve set two peer reviews, students will complete four reviews total.
When you’re ready, click "Assign".

Peer Review Settings

If your assignment has multiple sections, you can customize which sections are included in the peer review.

After you've selected an assignment, click "Edit".
Click the three lines for more actions, then select "Peer Review Settings".
Choose which sections to include or omit from the peer review then click "Save" to apply your settings.

Complete reviews in one sitting: Students should finish a peer review immediately after opening a submission to ensure all papers receive feedback.
Don’t skip reviews: Remind students to complete all assigned reviews. Skipping can disrupt distribution and leave some papers without feedback.
Use comment stems: Encourage students to use comment stems for specific, constructive feedback. Peer reviews help everyone grow as writers.
Extra reviews: Students can complete more reviews than assigned. However, to ensure fair distribution, we recommend they take a short break before starting additional reviews.

💡 Tip: You can monitor peer review progress and effectiveness through the Teacher Dashboard. Read this article to learn more!

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