- Read the draft from beginning to end. As you read, proof read. Mark any problems you notice with grammar, spelling, punctuation, or MLA format.
- Write out your peer review on the reverse side of the essay’s final page. At the top of the page place the author’s name and your own name as shown:
Author: ____________________ Reviewer: ____________________
- Respond briefly to each of the following questions:
- TITLE & INTRODUCTION: How do the title and introduction set up and engage the reader’s interest in the critical question the essay addresses?
- COMMON VIEW: What is the common or popular answer to the question? Do you agree that this is a common or popular view?
- THESIS: Underline the thesis statement. How does the thesis answer the question? Do the topic sentences match up with the forecast in the thesis?
- SURPRISING VIEW: What is the writer’s surprising view? Were you surprised?
- EVIDENCE: What details does the essay use to develop and support the common and surprising views? What additional supporting examples or details might help make each view more vivid or compelling?
- QUOTATIONS: Where could the author improve the effectiveness of signal phrases, quotations, and MLA documentation in the essay?
- Make at least TWO specific suggestions for revision.