write the review

1. In your own words, summarize how the writer is synthesizing McNamee’s article with either Black Mirror or “Generation Like.” 
2. How does the writer “hook” the reader with their opening ideas in the introduction? Can it be made stronger? 
3. Does the thesis statement accurately reflect what the essay is going to analyze & evaluate? How can the thesis statement be more effective? 
4. Go to the topic sentence of each body paragraph. Is there a clear synthesis between the two sources via either a rhetorical strategy, rhetorical appeal, or audience?
   1. How successful is the transition between each paragraph?
5. In the body paragraphs, does the writer thoroughly address the audiences of their sources? How does the writer connect the effectiveness of the rhetorical strategy or appeal to the audience?  
6. After introducing evidence from their selected sources, does the writer effectively analyze the ideas or do they mostly summarize? 
   1. How can the analysis be further expanded? 
7. In general, does the essay read more like an analysis & evaluation than an argument?
   1. What paragraphs are a good example of analysis?
8. Next, look at the conclusion. Is the conclusion merely repetitive, or does it synthesize ideas, suggest new directions of thought, or give significance to the topic?
9. Pay attention to the actual writing of the essay. Do the ideas have a sense of cohesion and movement from one idea to the next? 
   1. Does the writer need to use more transitions, so their writing does not read like a checklist of information? 
10. Finally, note anything this workshop outline does not cover, and just as I leave you an end comment on your papers, leave a paragraph with your final thoughts about the writer’s work.

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