Peer-editing Checklist.

No Checklist Students’ response

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The whole essay
1 How long is the essay? Please count the words.
Is there a reference (works cited) list at the end of the
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essay?
3 How many works are there in the reference list?
Are all the works in the reference list written in compliance
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with APA documentation style?
Does the essay follow the required format (line spacing,
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tc.)?
6 What is the organizational pattern of the essay?
7 How many paragraphs are there in the essay?
Introductory paragraph
Do the building sentences lead logically to the thesis
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statement?
a. Underline the thesis statement in your essay.
10 b. Does the thesis statement include the topic and the
writer’s argument?
Body paragraphs
Do the topics of the body paragraphs appear in the same
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order as in the thesis statement?
a. Mark the topic sentence of all body paragraphs with a
“TS”.
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b. Circle the topic in each topic sentence.
c. Underline the controlling idea in each topic sentence.
In which paragraph(s) is ALL the information relevant to
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the controlling idea of the topic sentence?
14 In which paragraph(s) are ideas arranged in a logical order?
Concluding paragraph
In what way(s) is the essay concluded (thesis restatement,
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summary of main ideas, prediction, etc.)?
16 Is the conclusion logically linked to the whole essay?
17 Are new ideas avoided in the conclusion?
Coherence
18 a. Mark all the transitional expressions with a “TE”.
b. Categorize the transitional expressions used into 3

groups:
- Basic and high-frequency linking words (and, but,

because, first of all, finally)

- More complicated linking words and phrases (e.g. it may

appear, as a result)

- Reference and substitution (e.g. pronouns, articles,

synonyms, comparative reference)

c. Which transitional expressions are used incorrectly?
 (specify the paragraph in which they occur)
Citation
19 Mark all the citations with a “C”.
20 How many works are cited in the essay (in-text citation)?
21 How many quotations are there in the essay?
22 How many paraphrases and/or summaries are there in the
essay?
23 Cross out any citation which does not effectively support a
point.
24 Double underline all reporting verbs in the essay.

25 List different reporting verbs used in the essay

26 Are all the in-text citations consistent in style (APA style)?

27 Do the sources in the list match those cited in the main
text?
Vocabulary/Grammar (may list on a separate page if lack of space)

28 List less common vocabulary in the essay

List collocations of the following types :

a. Verb + Noun:

29 b. Verb + adverb:

c. Adverb + adjective:

30 List inaccurate word form and spelling (if any).

31 List unsuccessful word choice (if any)

32 Where could hedging language be added?

33 Are pronouns used correctly and clearly?

34 Are there both simple and complex structures in the essay?

35 Mark complex structures in the essay with “CS”.

How many different complex structures are there in the

essay (passives, relatives, conditionals, parallel structures,
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adverbial clauses, impersonal structures, etc.)? Please
briefly note down.

37 Highlight incorrect complex structures in the essay.

38 Are the other sentences grammatically correct?
39 Is the style of writing appropriate for an academic essay?