Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today I read “What’s That Supposed to Mean? Using Feedback on Your Writing” by Jillian Grauman and got some very good insights on how to better utilize the feedback I get on my writing. Early in the chapter, the author talks about how crushed they felt when they got the grade on their first college paper. She says, “I saw a B- written in bright red pen. A B-? Not even a B, but a B-? Feeling totally deflated, I didn’t read any further.” I really understand this feeling because in high school, the first paper I wrote recieved a 70% and I felt hopeless too. However, after my initial defeat, I decided to go talk to my teacher about my paper, and by the end of that class, I was getting much more consistent high grades. Also, this chapter showed my the value of positive feedback on papers. I used to feel that the positive feedback was not helpful. While it made me feel good, I didn't really pay much attention to it. The author stated how positive feedbcak is actually useful to see where your strengths are in writing. Now I’ll look at it in a different light and see if I can apply those positives to other places in my writing.