Two essays peer reviews

For each draft,

1. Read the draft and review the grading rubric worksheet. You may write comments on how the essay could improve on each of the criteria, but you are not required to comment on the rubric itself. The points you assign will not be used to calculate anyone's grade--the worksheet is intended to get you to reflect on various aspects of the draft.

2.  Write a paragraph of at least 200 words addressed to the writer of the draft in which you explain one or two strengths you see, where you struggled as a reader, and how the draft might be improved.  You should show you are reading closely by quoting from the draft itself at least once.  

Write each clearly separately. If its in the same document, just add a clear heading dividing the first essay summary/rubric from the second.

Proposal Rough Draft Questions for Peer Review

Criteria

1. Does the introduction draw us in and acquaint us with the argument in an engaging way?
2. Does the essay make clear what the specific proposal is, i.e. who should do what?
3. Does each paragraph have a clear focus?
4. Does each body paragraph have sufficient quotations or paraphrases of specific examples?
5. Does it introduce quotations and paraphrases with signal phrases that accurately show us the argument’s purpose?
6. Does the essay define and evaluate a problem as needed to convince the reader that a solution is required?
7. Does the writer show she has done adequate research by drawing on sufficient reputable sources?
8. Does the essay anticipate and respond to questions the readers are likely to have?
9. Does the essay convince us of the feasibility of the proposed solution?
10. Does the essay provide compelling reasons to pursue the proposal, explaining criteria and causal arguments as needed?
11. Does the conclusion leave us with some additional final appeal or thought which inspires us to support the proposal or encourages us to think further about something related to it?