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Evaluation essay peer-revision checklist

Introduction

Hook present Yes! No

Includes the title and name of filmmaker in the introduction Yes! No

The author gives a brief synopsis of the movie without giving too much away Yes No!

The thesis is clear, addresses the criteria, and provides a guide for the following paragraphs

Yes! No

Glow:The hook is very good and attention grabbing

Grow:Too much info in the brief synopsis

Body Paragraph 1:

There is a topic sentence that tells the reader what the rest of the paragraph will be about

Yes! No

There is some sort of introduction to the evidence from the film Yes! No

There is SPECIFIC evidence from the film Yes! No

Is there an evaluation of the film using the criteria? Yes! No

Is it clear to the reader why this film met the criteria through the author’s commentary?

Yes No!

Is there a concluding sentence and/or transition sentence? Yes! No

Glow:Strong Topic Sentence

Grow:The word “people” is used too much along with some grammatical errors

Body Paragraph 2:

There is a topic sentence that tells the reader what the rest of the paragraph will be about

Yes! No

There is some sort of introduction to the evidence from the film Yes! No

There is SPECIFIC evidence from the film Yes! No

Is there an evaluation of the film using the criteria? Yes No!

Is it clear to the reader why this film met the criteria through the author’s commentary?

Yes! No

Is there a concluding sentence and/or transition sentence? Yes! No

Glow: Use of strong evidence

Grow:Confused about the “climax” topic because it is not 1 of the 4 on the rubric

Body Paragraph 3:

There is a topic sentence that tells the reader what the rest of the paragraph will be about

Yes! No

There is some sort of introduction to the evidence from the film Yes! No

There is SPECIFIC evidence from the film Yes No!

Is there an evaluation of the film using the criteria? Yes! No

Is it clear to the reader why this film met the criteria through the author’s commentary?

Yes! No

Is there a concluding sentence and/or transition to the next paragraph? Yes! No

Glow: The topic sentence is telling what the paragraph will be about

Grow:The evidence is not very clear

Body Paragraph 4:

There is a topic sentence that tells the reader what the rest of the paragraph will be about

Yes! No

There is some sort of introduction to the evidence from the film Yes! No

There is SPECIFIC evidence from the film Yes! No

Is there an evaluation of the film using the criteria? Yes! No

Is it clear to the reader why this film met the criteria through the author’s commentary?

Yes! No

Is there a concluding sentence and/or transition sentence at the end? Yes! No

Glow: Strong evidence on the focus shots

Grow:Minor grammatical errors

Concluding paragraph

Does the author restate their thesis? Yes! No

Does the author restate all points made in the essay? Yes! No

Do they provide a specific, final evaluation? Yes! No

Glow:This was a great conclusion sentence and had necessary requirements

Grow: Nothing to grow on here

MLA Formatting

Is the heading in the top left corner? Does it look like this: Their name Irving English 121 February 27, 2020

Yes No!

There is 12 point Times New Roman font Yes! No

There are no extra spaces Yes! No

There are 1” margins all around Yes! No

All paragraphs are indented Yes! No

All citations are in MLA format- Title of film is italicized Yes! No

Works cited page is correct Yes No!

There is a heading with the person’s last name and page number on the right Yes No!