PEER REVIEW
Please exchange papers with a new partner, not the person who read your first paper. At the top of your partner's paper, please write "Read by _______" and put your name in the blank. Read and mark the paper for strengths, weaknesses, errors, and areas that need clarification. Then answer the following questions:
1. Format: Please put a "yes" or "no" next to each item to inidcate if the writer followed format.
| Has page numbers with last name on every page | The Margins are 1" top. bottom, left, right. | ||
| Use Times New Roman 12pt font | The works cited page starts at the top of a new page. | ||
| Title is centered, properly capitalied, and NOT underlined, bolded, quoted, italicized or enlarged. | Each item on the works cited page uses a hanging indent. | ||
| Information block has proper information and has only single-spaced blank lines between each item. | Works cited entries are arranged alphabetically and NOT numbered. | ||
| Spacing above and below title is one single-spaced blank line only each. | Works Cited Page has a page number. | ||
| There are no extra gaps beween paragraphs. | The Works Cited title is centered, properly capitalied, and NOT underlined, bolded, quoted, italicized or enlarged. |
2. What is the subject of this paper? What specific interpretation is the author offering for the text or texts in the subject? Is there a clear thesis or only a clear subject?
3. Circle every transition phrase that connects paragraphs. Label it "effective," "weak," or "absent." 4. Label each body paragraph either "summary" or "claim" using these guidelines:- A "summary" paragraph will start with a factual statement and simply summarize the plot of one of the documents from the syllabus without making a specific point.
- A "claim" paragraph will start with a claim that relates to the main thesis of the paper. References to a primary or secondary text support the central claim of the paragraph.
- Verify that each quote has a signal phrase, the actual quote, a citation, and discussion/analysis. If the quote has all four parts, put a check next to the citation. If it does not, put an X next to the citation and write what is missing from the quote.
- Next to each quote, indicate if the quote and analysis support the claim made in the paragraph. If it doesn't, say so.
- Flip to the works cited page and check to see if the citation for the quote lines up with a source listed alphabetically on the works cited page. Check off the works cited page entry if it matches. If there is no citation (or you can't locate it), write "not on works cited page" next to the quote's citation.
- How effectively does the paper set up a central thesis? State what it is and what parts of the paper support it well. Does the paper feel like it simply summarizes the plot of the text under discussion, or does it support a central claim?
- What should the writer do between now and Monday to revise the paper? While commenting on grammar and proofreading is a given, indicate what substantial changes they should consider as well.