Essay 3 Peer Critique

Write your peer critique on a separate page. At the top of the page place the author’s name and your own name as shown:

Author’s name: ____________________
Peer Reviewer’s name: ____________________

I. Read the draft at normal speed from beginning to end. As you read, draw a wavy line under sentences or phrases that might cause a reader to stumble, and make a check mark in the margins next to any passages you find especially strong or interesting. Mark any problems you notice with grammar, spelling, or punctuation.

II. Check and correct the MLA formatting of the essay:

1. Does every citation have a properly formatted parenthetical reference?
2. Is the Works Cited page complete and properly formatted?

III. Read the draft again slowly and respond to the following with brief, specific explanations on a separate page.

1. Summarize the essay in one or two sentences.
2. Make an outline of the essay’s organization.
3. Identify at least TWO details the essay points out in the painting that a casual viewer might not notice.
4. Briefly make the strongest case you can refuting the essays thesis. (You might point out factual errors, unsupported assertions, faulty logic, and so on.)

IV. List at least three major strong points and three major weak areas of the draft.