Take 40 minutes to complete this form and your essay. We will have a class discussion afterward.
1)Print out this sheet. 2)Using the disk copy of your essay, highlight all the text, hit copy, then paste, to make a second copy of your essay below the original copy. 3) Change computers with your peer editor. 4) Peer editors, use the revision feature of WORD to edit the second copy of the essay, write your comments, and write your short response essay directly at the at the end of the copy of the essay. 5)Save the copy and your responses to the author's disk. 6) Authors turn in this revision copy, and the completed worksheet with your final draft.
Your Name:
Name of author:
1) What is the topic of the paper?
2) Explain the trend the author discusses.
3) List the causes of the trend.
4) Write the thesis, e.g. the claim and stated reasons.
5) Check the topic sentence of each paragraph. Do they relate to specific causes, acting as a guide for the reader?
6) List the support for each cause. Be specific.
7) What is the opposition view?
8) How does the author refute the opposition?
9) In the conclusion, has the author pointed toward a position?
10) Has the author provided three new, 4-5 pg. annotated articles?
11) Is there a works cited page? Is the form correct?
12) Is MLA style of in-text documentation used properly? If not, what are the problems?
13) Does the paper have problems with GUM (general usuage and mechanics), syntax, spelling, etc?
14) In a short essay, evaluate the paper according to the above criteria, criteria discussed in class, and especially evaluate it in terms of structure. Is it arranged logically? Does it flow smoothly, with good transitions from one topic to the next? How might the author change the arrangement of the paper to make it more clear, or interesting?