Peer Response Worksheet
writers: Akeley Puck mily Rosse
Readers: wel 12 yer eS
Record your responses to the following questions in the spaces below or on a separate sheet
of paper.
Before you read Step 3, look at the sources that the writers used in their paper (located on
the Works Cited page). Briefly familiarize yourself with the sources and the information
presented in them.
Read Step 3 through once, rather quickly, without pausing to write comments. Then put
the paper aside and answer the following questions without looking back.
1. What single feature of the paper stands out to you as a reader?
The topic
2. What do you think is the writers’ main point?
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3, Was there anything in the paper that seemed confusing to you? (If so, explain briefly).
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Now reread the paper, making any comments in the margins you feel would be helpful. Try
to comment on development and organization of ideas: Do you understand the points the
writers are trying to make? Do ideas seem well-connected? Remember, you are not being
asked to evaluate the paper; you are being asked to respond to it with an eye toward
helping the writers improve it.
4, Underline the thesis statement. Is it clearly stated? If not, what seems confusing?
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5. Underline the places where the writers directly reference the texts/genres they analyzed. Is
there any place where the writer needs to support a claim with more concrete detail or
explanation? If so, where? No
6. How well do the writers make transitions between their main ideas? Identify places that need
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better transitions.