Title of Paper ___________________Author:_____________
Peer Reviewer:______________ Date_______
1. What is the thesis of this paper? Does it meet the requirements of the assignment?
2 What was the best part of the paper? Give the writer a good compliment
3. What are the key words in the thesis? What kind of paper is it? In other words, is it a cause and effect? compare/contrast? a conglomeration of those?
4. Discuss the effectiveness of the introduction and ways to make it better.
*Does it capture attention?
*Does it use a quotation, fact or anecdote to create interest?
*What would make it better?5. Is there one paragraph that discusses the physical aspects of the survey?
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How many people were survey? |
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Who was interviewed? |
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By whom? |
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Where was the survey taken? |
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What type of questions were asked? |
6. Is there one paragraph that discusses the some of the results of the survey?
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What questions showed a range of responses? |
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What was the most interesting fact from the survey? |
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Are there two or three quotations from some of the respondents? |
7. Did the writing stop you because you were puzzled by grammar, punctuation or meaning? If so, where?
8. Point out any places where information was not clearly presented or was inadequate with HUH?
9. Point out any terms that should be defined with A WHAT?
10. Are transitions used to help the ideas flow? Where do more transitions need to be used -- if any?
11 . Any effective research has a culminating point, where the reader knows we are wrapping it up; this is sometimes called the climatic point. Identify the high point/climax with YES!
12. Discuss the effectiveness of the conclusion and ways to make it better.
Does it leave you hanging? Is it too abrupt?
Does it oversimplify the material?
Does is fulfill the promise of the
introduction?
Does
the conclusion offer a resolution?
13. Are citations used in proper format? Is the Works Cited organized and in alphabetical order? (Use your Brief Handbook book to aid you with this.)
14. Are citations from both the text and outside references used? If not, where are some needed?
15. Are citations used in proper format?
16. What is one significant item you learned from this research that you didn’t know?
17. What does the author feel about the topic?
18. If this were your essay, what would you change?
19. What needs more work?
20. Any other comments or suggestions for the author?
Remember to be honest in your feedback but not harsh. Telling someone that there are not enough details in a paragraph is honest feedback worthy of being written, but telling someone that their ideas are stupid is just demeaning both writer and editor. So be an honest but not negative editor, and I'm sure you will receive the same in kind.
