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Peer Editing for Review Rough Draft
script Form
Check the heading, headers, and spacing of the essay. Are there any problems? Have the problems from the
preliminary work been corrected? ( yes tS
Does the title reflect the main idea of the thesis? Has there been an improvement on this draft? (
Basic Structure and Organization and Introductory Paragraph
Is the thesis sentence clear and informative? Does it reflet the focus of the assignment? Have the problems
from the preliminary work been corrected? (|( °
Does the introduction make sense? Is the thesis sentence the last sentence of the introductory paragraph? Have
the problems from the preliminary work been corrected?~([ V() 3 * Senter
What needs to be done to improve the introduction? (Write on the draft itself.)
Are there three or four body paragraphs? \0>
Is there a conclusion paragraph? enecie fons
Body Paragraphs
Consider the following, and mark problems on the paper:
Does each body paragraph have a topic sentence?
Is the topic sentence the first sentence in the paragraph and does it identify the main idea of the
paragraph and reflect the overall focus of the thesis?
* Does the first body paragraph give background/historical information that the reader needs to understand
the review? Does it need to? If it does not need to give background/historical information, does this,
body paragraph identify the criteria being used to evaluate the subject?
Do each of the remaining body paragraphs identify the criteria being used to evaluate the subject?
Does each body paragraph include examples to back up the review? (Check each body paragraph.)
Does the writer explain how these examples prove the topic sentence (and the thesis)?
Is there anything in the paragraph that does not support the topic sentence (information that does not
belong)?
Does the paragraph have enough information to prove the topic sentence?
Is there anything in the paragraph that doesn’t make sense?
Has the reader made a judgment about the item being reviewed?
Have the problems from the preliminary work of each paragraph been corrected? How could each paragraph be
improved? (Write on each body paragraph on the draft itself.)
lements of the Review
Consider the following, and mark problems on the paper:
* Does the review effectively and clearly give information and examples to back up the reviewer's stance?
‘* Does the paper address the weaknesses of the item being reviewed?
* Does the paper synthesize comments and evaluations made by a least one other commentator?
* Does the paper focus on the item being reviewed, or does it get sidetracked by other information or
reporting?