Peer Review Worksheet

Name of author _______Meredith Wang_________ Name of

reviewer_______Siming Wang___________

First read the paper to the author.

If you or the author notices any problems, circle the error (do not

try to correct the error right away unless it is a simple error, or the

author wants to change the wording).

After you are finished reading the paper, your partner will read

your paper to you.

Introduction:

Is there an initial lead-in or hook section that is attention-getting

and relevant to the topic? Yes

Yes

Rate the lead in:

1 Excellent 2 Good 3 Fair 4 Needs improvement 5 Poor or Missing

Does the paper have a thesis statement? Yes/No; if yes, write it

here:

Yes, “I will take Mandela as an example to analyze the

characteristics that an efficient leader needs bases on the movie

Invictus ang my personal experience.”

Rate the overall introduction:

1 Excellent 2 Good 3 Fair 4 Poor 5 Very Poor

Suggest one way to improve the introduction or thesis statement:

Be more concise but accurate.

Structure:

What kind(s) of analysis is (are) used?

Case-analysis

Can you identify the organization of the paper from the topic

sentence of each paragraph?

Yes.

What are the main concepts explored in the paper?

An effective leader needs the characters of envision, engage, and

then to execute.

Does each paragraph make a relevant point that is distinct from

what has already been covered? Yes/No

Yes.

Does the conclusion have a (1) summary, (2) thesis restatement,

and (3) vision? Yes/no

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Yes

Rate the overall structure of the paper:

1 Excellent 2 Good 3 Fair 4 Poor 5 Very Poor

Content: Did the author have logical ideas that included content

that matched the assignment requirements? Yes/No

Yes.

List the kinds of content the author used:

The example of Mandela on the movie and personal experience.

Resources: Does the author clearly identify his/her sources? Is

proper MLA in-text and works cited format used? Yes/No

Yes.

Rate the quality of the content:

1 Excellent 2 Good 3 Fair 4 Poor 5 Very Poor

Clarity/Style: Did you find distracting grammar, punctuation,

spelling, or word usage problems? Circle them and identify any

patterns or themes you detect.

Is the tone of the essay formal?

Yes.

Circle any awkward sentences.

Does the paper follow correct MLA format? Yes/No

Yes.

Rate the overall quality of sentence-level writing:

1 Excellent 2 Good 3 Fair 4 Poor 5 Very Poor

What is/are the paper’s greatest strength(s)? Explain.

The article has clear logic and the views are well proved.

What is one thing the author can do to improve the paper:

Maybe his words could be more concise. Lessen some useless sentence.