Peter Elbow: Summary of Ways of Responding

I found the Elbow article very helpful in that it categorizes and makes very specific the different types of feedback and how useful they can be to both reader and writer.  Such considerations put down on paper are very important in writing workshops because: 1) they create focus 2) shape and direct discussion 3) produces helpful and effective feedback (hopefully).  In my writing workshops, I have instituted similar handouts to facilitate the workshop. I have found them to be not only useful, but instructive to the students in many ways. That is, they learn about writing, the writing process, and how to approach writing problems that arise as one drafts and composes.