As an educator it's your job to critique. You help your students grow and become better by critiquing the assignments they turn in to you. However, there’s a fine line between critiquing and criticizing. Do you know the difference?

 The experts over at Collaborize Classroom have put together this free PDF to help teachers establish clear understanding of the difference between critiquing and criticizing students.

This free download not only gives you topics to consider when critiquing a peer but also suggests some verbiage for you to use to express your thoughts in a polite manner.

One sure way to turn your students' ears off and get their defenses up is by criticizing their work and writing.  To avoid this, it's important to make sure you follow the “5 C’s of Successful Peer Editing”.

The knowledge you gain from reading this guide will surely make it easier for you to express your opinion in a constructive way, so your students can grow and improve from the comments you offer.

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