Peer Evaluation of Title:________________________ Author:____________________________________
Peer Reviewer:_______________________
1. What is the thesis of this paper? Does it meet the requirements of the assignment?
2. What are the key words in the thesis? Can you tell that this is a research essay?
3. Did the writing stop you because you were puzzled by grammar, punctuation or meaning? If so, where?
4. 5 What was the best part of the paper? Give the writer a good compliment.
6. What paragraph does not have enough evidence, remembering that research essays require substantial evidence?
7. Point out any places where you felt bogged down or overwhelmed with information with WHEW!
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. Identify the high point/climax with YES!
11. Are citations from both the text and outside references used? If not, where are some needed?12. Are citations used in proper format?
13. What is one thing you learned from this research that you didn’t know previously?14. Does the conclusion offer a resolution?
15. . What does the author feel about the topic?16. Was a survey undertaken?
17. Where any of the stakeholders in the situation interviewed?
a. How many people were survey?
b. By whom?
c. Where was the survey taken?
d. What type of questions were asked?
e. What was the most interesting fact from the survey?
g. Are we given both statistics about and quotations from the respondents of the survey? If not, are they needed?
a. If so, who was interviewed?
b. If not, do you think an interview would add to the overall depth of the paper's content?18. Discuss the effectiveness of the beginning 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?19. Discuss the effectiveness of the ending 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?20. What final thoughts do you have about the draft?
21. What do you think will be most memorable?
22. If this were your paper, what would you do differently?
23. Any other comments for the author?
