1,500 words essay and self review

Peer Review Worksheet

Name of author ________________

1. Introduction: How does the first paragraph introduce both the paper’s topic and your approach or general conclusion? Is the first sentence attention-getting and relevant to the topic?

2. What can you identify as a thesis statement?

3. Structure: Can you identify the organization of the paper from the main idea of each paragraph? What are the main concepts explored in the paper? Does each paragraph make a relevant point that is distinct from what has already been covered? What are the main conclusions?

4. Clarity/Style: Did you find distracting grammar, punctuation, spelling, or word usage problems? Circle them and identify any patterns or themes you detect. Is the tone of the essay formal? If you find awkward sentences, try to explain why they don’t make sense to you.

5. Grammar focus 1: Topic Sentences. Identify the topic sentence in each body paragraph. Does it identify the paragraph’s topic? Does it provide a commentary or rationale for it? Give specific examples.

6. Grammar focus 2: Concise writing. Identify any repetitive and/or redundant language, unnecessary phrases, vagueness, or unnecessary qualifiers? Suggest some possible ways to fix these problems.

7. Resources: Have you clearly identify his/her sources? Is proper in-text and reference format used?

8. What is/are the paper’s greatest strength(s)? Explain.