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 |  Subject: Constructive Criticism for the Unenlightened  Tue Nov 01, 2011 10:59 pm | |
| How to Give Constructive Criticism Constructive criticism is the art of giving criticism constructively. No joke. There are several certain forms you can base your response on but, to simplify things, we’ll stick with the Sandwich Method. Let’s take things step by step.
Here’s one RP reply created by Pink an unknown user for our step-by-step lesson purposes:- Spoiler:
Sh3 woke up in the morning and then 8. She left the house and walked 2 the park. She bought ice cream, crossed the street, then died. Endz.
Usually the replies would look like these examples: - Spoiler:
Wow...
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Omg -__-
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Go to school, hobo.
Sadly, these aren’t the proper ways to give criticism. Remember, we criticize someone’s work because we want to smooth out rough edges. We work with what’s been given, we comment to enhance the author’s work, and we DO NOT take this opportunity to harshly offend the creator. Anyway, here’s what you need:
1. Unbiased-ness
2. Good grammar
3. Politeness
4. Your heart and brain
5. Google in case you don’t understand certain words
6. Your fingers to type your criticism
7. Empathy
Step One: The Bread of Praise
Think of what’s good about the example RP reply. The author certainly had an idea and an order in mind, right? So we start with that. - Spoiler:
Hey there ___!
It’s great to see you really organized your post and you planned what your character would be doing.
Remember, try not to be too opinionated. The bread softens the impact.
Step Two: Now We Make It Butter-- I mean, Better
It’s time to insert your filling! Think of ways to improve the author’s work. In this case, the RP-er needs to work on his/her grammar (spelling-wise) due to the usage of text language. Also, he/she has to add more details, imagery, and emotion to fully round the reply. - Spoiler:
Hey there ___!
It’s great to see you really organized your post and you planned what your character would be doing. Although, it would be nice if you added more details. How did she die? How did the park look like? What did she feel that day? To add to that, try not to use text language when storytelling, words are words and numbers are numbers.
You can question the author’s work to bring out the details of the story.
Step Three: The Last Bun and the Toothpick
Now you add a little more praise and reread your work. (If you want, you can also leave a final reminder)
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Hey there ___!
It’s great to see you really organized your post and you planned what your character would be doing. Although, it would be nice if you added more details. How did she die? How did the park look like? What did she feel that day? To add to that, try not to use text language when storytelling, words are words and numbers are numbers. Other than the points mentioned, it’s a pretty fine reply. Just remember to add up on the details.
And there you go! One criticism sandwich. |
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