EDU221FeedbackSandwichFollowUp

When you see 5 or 6 or more ways to write similar things about something you're very familiar with (i.e., your own project), you get a good sense of what's "just an okay sandwich" and what's a really informative and helpful piece of feedback.
 * 1) Looking just at the "meat" portions of your feedback sandwiches from your peers about your MEL project, make a list of the characteristics of a helpful piece of feedback.
 * 2) Pick 2 of your "meat" feedback statements that were "just okay" and re-write them in a way that would've been more informative and/or helpful. (You may have to guess at what the authors intended, or you can make up what they must've been talking about). Use your list of characteristics to help you re-write or feel free to look at other feedback you received and take good ideas from those to help you re-write.


 * Cautions in "I" statements for the meat:
 * 1) [|conjunctions] and [|conjuctive adverbs] in feedback can negate what you had to say
 * 2) "I" statements that are opinions (subjective instead of objective) need to be avoided: I love, I like, I thought, I felt, I wish, I enjoyed, I believe, . ..
 * 3) It's okay to point out an area that needs improvement; it's not okay to tell someone how to improve it
 * 4) "I" statements that are trying to get to the meat but are still opinions or are really backhanded ways to tell you how to improve it also need to be avoided: It could've been better if, It would've been helpful, perhaps you, . ..