Peer Reviewing

Peer Reviewing
Author:  Make sure name is on your draft and saved to the desktop / h drive and / or flashdrive.

Peer Reviewer:

***Before you start: Look through the entire paper at the first word of each sentence. If you notice repetition of the first word (more than 2 per paragraph), highlight those areas to indicate that they need to work on sentence variation.

1. Locate thesis / argument sentence. Highlight or underline in red. Give some constructive advice on thesis – should they widen the scope? More narrow? Even if you think the thesis is perfect, explain clearly why you think this. Make sure that there can be a counter argument

2. Does their introduction draw the reader in and have a good hook? How could they make this stronger?

3. Locate and underline their sub-arguments. Do all three connect to the thesis and push the argument forward? Why or why not? Explain

4. Begin reading and putting comments in red font throughout the paper. You are not an editor; instead, give them advice that you would like to receive (though this does not mean you cannot do some minor help with editing as you see fit). Examples of productive comments: A little unclear here, clarify, add more details here, 

5. Mark at least 3 places where the author should expand and / or add more detail (write: Expand) – explain how they should do this. Encourage them to add more description where apt.

6. Do they conclude the paper in a strong manner? What could they do to make the conclusion stronger?

7. Write a paragraph at the end of the page reacting to their writing. Be very specific! What is the best part of their paper? What do they need to work on? Etc.

8. Put your name in red font as the peer reviewer at the end of the paper and then take a few moments to explain your recommendations to the author.