Peer Review Guide - Reviewing Fellow Students' Essays
When you read other students' essays, think of these questions: what is the point of the essay, what things you really like, what things seem unclear, what revisions, additions or deletions would have made the essay even better. 

A write a paragraph (on the computer) reviewing the essay following the guide below. Use your own ideas and words as appropriate. Be specific; remember your goal is to help the writer. Short responses that display little thought or concern will be evaluated accordingly. As it may be appropriate or possible, you also are encouraged to write comments and make editing ideas on the drafts you review.

 

 Review Guide (use these questions as the basis for your paragraph review)

1.What is the main point of the paper? Does the writing stick to that point?
2. Is it complete? Does the writer have adequate support to prove the point? 
3. Is the paper coherent? Do transitions and connectors alert the reader to changes and make the writing flow? 
4. Are the sentences essentially free of sentence skill errors? Is the writing clear and the tone appropriate? 
5. What is the best part of the paper? 
6. What recommendations for improvement can you make? (at least two)

 

To the Essay Writer: Use these recommendations as a guide to revising your paper. Also use the comments and marks made directly on your draft. Remember, you are responsible for mechanical/grammatical revisions. Be sure to proofread, edit and revise with care.