Peer Review Assignment

Peer reviews should provide feedback to a peer on the criteria expected in the paper. The Feedback Form can be downloaded from the Appendices section of the course guide by clicking the link here. Follow these instructions:

For Online Students:

1. Choose a classmate's paper from the "Easy Drop off/Pick up Zone" discussion thread in the course shell.
2. Obtain the Peer Review Feedback Form from the course shell. 
3. Comment on all criteria, noting strengths and / or areas for improvement on the feedback form. 
4. Provide completed Peer Review Feedback Form by posting it to the same "Easy Drop off/Pick up Zone" discussion thread AND submitting it to the Peer Review Assignment link above.

As you read a classmate’s paper, address these criteria:

• Identify the course, assignment, and date.

• Provide positive feedback, where appropriate, on the criteria.

• Identify areas for improvement, where appropriate, and recommend improvements.  

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Recognize the elements and correct use of a thesis statement. 

• Recognize transitional words, phrases, and sentences.

• Identify effective sentence variety and word choice. 

• Identify positive qualities and opportunities for improvement in writing samples.

• Analyze the rhetorical strategies of ethos, pathos, logos in writing samples and for incorporation into essays or presentations. 

• Correct grammatical and stylistic errors consistent with Standard Written English

• Recognize how to organize ideas with transitional words, phrases, and sentences.