What makes a good comment?

Last class, we discussed good commenting and how to approach the author when you are responding to his/her post. This was a helpful activity because it allowed us to explore the different approaches of responding to the author's post. By doing this we could prevent us limiting ourselves of ideas when we responded. We came up with some pretty good stuff. For example, we decided that constructive criticism, asking questions, or offering additional information would keep the author thinking and engaged. Constructive criticism is always essential to commenting on the author's post. It enables the author to see what he/she is doing right or what he/she could do better on the next post. Asking the author questions will challenge the author and possibly make him/her take another approach to his/her writing. Lastly, offering additional information, i.e. helpful links to websites, will enlighten the author with new and innovative writing styles. These are all great ways to approach the author’s post.