READING & WRITING 4

Doing a peer review

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 Doing a peer review

2 main stages in the peer review process

Submission Assessment
Phase in 7 Phase in 7
days days

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 Submission Phase

Choose ONE topic below. Write between 250 - 350 words:

1 Write an essay that examines why fast food has been enjoying widespread popularity
among youngsters in Vietnam.
2 Write a summary of Reading 1 of Unit 5 “Eating Well: Less Science, More Common
Sense”.

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 Assessment phase
Comment your peers' works based on 4 aspects:
o Content
o Organization
o Vocabulary
o Grammar

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 Assessment phase
Aspect 1: Content
• Does the writer include an introductory paragraph with a good Thesis Statement?
• Does the writer include 2/3 body paragraphs with developed ideas?
• Does the writer include a concluding paragraph with a Restatement?
Aspect 2: Organization
• Does the writer organize the essay with clear transitional words?
• Does the writer link ideas between sentences and paragraphs well?
Aspect 3: Vocabulary
• Does the writer use a wide range of vocabulary? If yes, give some examples.
• Does the writer use the correct word form and word choice? If no, suggest the corrections.
Aspect 4: Grammar
• Does the writer use correct sentence structures and verb forms?
• Does the writer use different grammar structures? What are they?
Overall
• Does the writer write a good essay?
• What can be improved in terms of Content, Organization, Vocabulary or Grammar?
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 Assessment phase

You will comment on THREE of your fellow classmates’ papers.

Your assessment will be graded as follows.
Marks Description
9-10 (Excellent) You’ve completed the review of 3 papers on time.
Your comments are relevant and very helpful for the writer.

7-8 (Very good) You’ve completed the review of 3 papers on time.

Your comments are mostly relevant and quite helpful for the writer.

5-6 (Average) You’ve completed the review of 2 papers on time.

Some of your comments are relevant.

1-4 (Poor) You’ve completed only 1 paper or you don’t do the review.
Your comments are not relevant.

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 Doing a peer review

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