Never let me go novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
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SC-Ishiguro-PeerEdit.docEssay #4 – Speculating About Causes in Never Let Me Go - Peer Edit
Writer: Reader:
Reader: Please read the draft carefully and mark your answers to the following questions.
** Also, please mark any places in the draft where citations seem to be needed.
The Opening
Yes No Is there a hook?
Yes No Is the phenomenon clearly explained within the context of the novel?
Yes No Is it clear that the writer knows that the reader knows the story (plot) of the novel?
Yes No Is the Thesis, Controlling Idea Statement or Rhetorical Question effective?
The Causes
Yes No Does the essay present a sufficient number of causes or aspects of one major cause?
How are the causes arranged? least→most important most→least important
least→most obvious most→least obvious
Yes No Does this arrangement make the argument easy to follow?
Yes No Is retelling of the plot used as a substitute for causal analysis?
Yes No Is causal terminology used in the essay to clarify the analysis?
Evidence and Support Is sufficient factual information and/or quotations from the novel used as evidence…
Yes No in establishing/arguing each cause?
Yes No in refuting alternative causes/explanations
Are there any instances of fallacious reasoning in terms of…
Yes No in establishing/arguing each cause?
Yes No in refuting alternative explanations?
Yes No Does the analysis explain how the evidence supports/shows the writer’s thesis?
Yes No Are there any places where the essay’s tone seems inappropriate for a critical analysis?
Counterargument
Yes No Does the refutation(s) of/concessions to an alternative cause(s) seem convincing?
Yes No Are readers’ potential objections addressed in the essay?
Yes No Are the responses to readers’ objections plausible?
The Conclusion
Yes No Does the ending specify one specific cause or a set or type of cause as the strongest one?
Yes No If not, is the combination of causes or the essay’s causal theme plausible?
Yes No Does the conclusion extend the essay to further issues?
Reader : Please expand on the single most important from above by providing specific suggestions for improvement on the reverse side of this page. Writer : Read the checklist and comment. Then briefly discuss any areas of concern from the checklist with your reader. Keep your notes on the back of the page.
Reader’s Notes:
Writer’s Notes:
