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Feedback Guide

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        As a participant, you have a dual role: you are both a writer and a reader. While being a reader is an indispensable aspect of writing, during the Writing Circle and on specific moments you will be called to function actively as one or the other. To ensure you do not get lost, you can consult regularly the diagram below at each moment.

writer prepare: a clean draft + two to five questions for the reader submit document

 reader notice: emotional reactions:  first impressions & free ventilation + statements of affirmation
What was surprising, evocative, or touching? Name this on a comment, and expand if you like. You can also add notes of accordance, e.g., +1s, or emoji and other types of quick reactions to the text or to someone else's comment.
: what worked well?
 reader ask: questions of clarification
reader suggest: open questions + personal notice (sharing is optional)

writer preview: quick feedback overview
writer reflect: return to the commentary after a couple of days, read again if needed

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