ONLINE PEER REVIEW OF PAPER #2
Thanks to all that snow plus my conference in Florida, we will not have class on March 13th. We do, however have an online activity. Please post your most current draft in the Paper #2 Draft 2 forum by the time you class is regularly scheduled to start. Follow these guidelines:
- Post a copy of the paper as a Copy and Paste AND as a MS Word file. Those of you not using MS Word should save as/export the file as an MS Word file.
- Do this by the time your class would normally start (either 8AM or 9:05AM).
- You have until 9PM to post a reply to your partner's paper.
- When you reply, download the file to your computer, open it in MS Word, and use the INSERT COMMENTS feature. Instructions for using INSERT COMMENTS can be found here: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/word2013/26.4
- After marking the paper for errors, positive comments, areas that are confusing, quote mechanics, format issues, works cited issues, and transitions, write them a note that address the following:
1. What is the author's main claim about the book or movie? In other words, what is the author trying to prove is his or her interpretation of the book or film? Is it unclear? If so, how could he or she refine the thesis?
2. How effectively is one of the monster theories used? Point to a strong use of it and say why it works well. Point to a weak use of it and suggest a change that could help improve the paper. Are there points where the claim isn't clear?
3. If you were to disagree with a point or claim in the paper, how would you argue against it? Politely indicate what you would say and then suggest how the author might preemptively address that argument to defuse it before it becomes a problem.
4. Do all the quotes have a signal phrase, the actual quotation, a citation after the quotation but before the next natural piece of punctuation, and then discussion? Can you easily link the citations to a works cited entry? What needs work?
5. Overall, what's the best part of the paper? What should the author do beyond fixing mechanics and finishing the paper to improve it?
- Once you've written your response, go back to the discussion board and hit REPLY to your partner's post. Attach the file to your response by 9PM 3/13/2015. Then go read the response you received.