Peer Review Guide

In your  group have each person read his or her draft essay aloud as time allows. As a group, discuss each essay — 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. 

After the discussion, individually write a paragraph (on the computer) reviewing the essay following the guide below. Although the group discussion should be helpful, 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.

Note: If the group approach is not possible, a second, less valuable, method is to read each essay and complete the guide.

 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)

Prepare each review separately and return to the essay writer to be attached to the assignment. Be sure your essay has been reviewed by three class members. And be sure you have peer reviewed at least three essay drafts.

Place the following information above each review on the assignment: 
Reviewer: (your name) 
Peer Review/Essay(give number 1 or 2 or 3, etc.) 
Writer: (give essay writer’s name) 

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.


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