Drafts and feedback

 A reminder on the purpose of draft work and the role of feedback...

Drafts are intended to initiate a feedback dialogue with your supervisor, they are not usefully used to ask if things are 'right' or sent with an expectation of receiving corrections, by way of a pre-marking opportunity. At this point in the term, please do receive feedback as an extended discussion of your work for you to have with yourself.

 
Often feedback contains prompts for further reading, suggested texts/practitioners to look at, comments regarding the level of critical thinking/analysis in your writing over overly descriptive personal narrative approaches etc.. Feedback comments are not telling you to 'correct' something and re-submit, but more trying to help you to move your thinking and writing on as we see the process of your work developmentally.

With this in mind, when you have received feedback on a draft of work, please take time to read and consider comments made, come back to your supervisor if you need further clarity, but please not to send a 2nd draft asking if the work is now correct, or continuous re-drafts up until the submission date. Trust yourself to work independently to develop the work for submission.

If you miss the last date for sending a draft to your supervisor please do not anticipate feedback on it without a conversation with your supervisor.

 

To note: Adesola's students you are still to work with Angela Woodhouse for drafts and feedback this term