Urgent 2

Peer Review Assignment  Due Week 8 and worth 50 points 

Peer reviews should provide feedback to a peer on the criteria expected in the paper. The Week 8 Feedback Form can be downloaded from the Appendices section of the course guide by clicking the link  here . Follow these instructions:

For Online Students:

1. Choose a classmate's paper from the "Easy Drop off/Pick up Zone" discussion thread in the course shell.

2. Obtain the Peer Review Feedback Form from the course shell. 

3. Comment on all criteria, noting strengths and / or areas for improvement on the feedback form. 

4. Provide completed Peer Review Feedback Form by posting it to the same "Easy Drop off/Pick up Zone" discussion thread AND submitting it to the Peer Review Assignment link above.

For On-ground Students:

1. Receive a classmate’s paper from your professor.

2. Obtain the Peer Review Feedback Form from the course shell. 

3. Comment on all criteria, noting strengths and / or areas for improvement on the feedback form.

4. Provide completed Peer Review Feedback Form and classmate’s paper as directed by your professor.

Note: On-ground students should submit the feedback form and paper to the professor during the class meeting in which the paper is reviewed; online students should submit the feedback form and paper to the professor via the "Easy Drop off/Pick up Zone" discussion thread and Peer Review Assignment link in the course shell.

As you read a classmate’s paper, address these criteria:

· Identify the course, assignment, and date.

· Provide positive feedback, where appropriate, on the criteria.

· Identify areas for improvement, where appropriate, and recommend improvements.  

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Recognize the elements and correct use of a thesis statement. 

· Recognize transitional words, phrases, and sentences.

· Identify effective sentence variety and word choice. 

· Identify positive qualities and opportunities for improvement in writing samples.

· Analyze the rhetorical strategies of ethos, pathos, logos in writing samples and for incorporation into essays or presentations. 

· Correct grammatical and stylistic errors consistent with Standard Written English

· Recognize how to organize ideas with transitional words, phrases, and sentences.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 50	Assignment: Peer Review
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 60% F	Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Identify the course, assignment, and date. Weight: 10%	Did not submit or incompletely identified the course, assignment, and date.	Insufficiently identified the course, assignment, and date.	Partially identified the course, assignment, and date.	Satisfactorily identified the course, assignment, and date.	Thoroughly identified the course, assignment, and date.
2. Give positive feedback on the criteria where appropriate. Weight: 45%	Did not submit or incompletely gave positive feedback on the criteria where appropriate.	Insufficiently gave positive feedback on the criteria where appropriate.	Partially gave positive feedback on the criteria where appropriate.	Satisfactorily gave positive feedback on the criteria where appropriate.	Thoroughly gave positive feedback on the criteria where appropriate.
3. Identify areas for improvement, where appropriate. Weight: 45%	Did not submit or incompletely identified areas for improvement, where appropriate.	Insufficiently identified areas for improvement, where appropriate.	Partially identified areas for improvement, where appropriate.	Satisfactorily identified areas for improvement, where appropriate.	Thoroughly identified areas for improvement, where appropriate.