Peer Revision 4.2--ENGL 101-RDTN

Writer's Name ____________________  Readers' Names: ___________________________

I. First: Check it off if the writer has included/completed the following:

____ A title page?

Comments:

____ A full-sentence, double-spaced outline? Does it closely reflect the organization of the paper itself?

Comments:

Comments:


____ Photocopies of sources used in paper, with
quotations/paraphrases highlighted? (Remote sites: remember, do NOT send
your photocopies of your sources at this time!)
Comments:




II. AS you read, ANNOTATE the essay (write in the margins) as follows:

Wherever the THESIS (proposition) is directly stated in the
paper, write "thesis" beside it in the margin;
Write "fix C" in the margin beside any section of the
essay that may cite sources incorrectly or inappropriately.
Put a "!" in the margin beside every good, interesting, or
especially effective passage in the essay.
Put a "?" in the margin beside any section of the essay that
is unclear or confusing.
Write any other
helpful comment that occurs to you, including such comments as "cite
source," "proof needed," or "unclear" 

III.	AFTER you've read, answer the following questions IN WRITING:

A.	Paraphrase or quote the essay's THESIS. Is it a limited and
focused opinion? Or is it too broad or general? Does the thesis appear to
take one side of a controversial issue with two sides? (Note any problems
here.)



B.	How has the writer organized the paper--using the strawman, the
strawman and additional arguments, or the concession?  How effectively
does the writer use this method? Based on the argument presented in the
paper, do you think the writer could have used another method more
effectively?



C.	Where does the writer present information that is not commonly
known or part of the writer's own experience, that needs to be cited?



D.	If the writer has cited sources, compare the citations to the
original sources. Has the writer quoted, paraphrased, or summarized
correctly? Or has the writer PLAGIARIZED?




E.	Has the writer used correct MLA format throughout the paper?
(Compare it to the example in your Hacker handbook.) 


F. How did reading this essay affect your opinion on the paper's topic?




G.	What did you like best about this paper?




H.	What was the weakest part of the paper?



During the last ten minutes of class, you should write in your journal.
Read peer revision responses to YOUR essay; then answer the following
questions. 

Which comment or suggestion did you find most helpful?
Which comment or suggestion did you find leasthelpful?
Based on these peer revisions, what problems do you think you need to
address in your paper?

Now: evaluate yourself as a reader/responder to other writers'
essays:

How well did YOU do at peer-revising other students' essays?
What did you learn about the research paper from doing peer revision?

Don't forget to date your journal entry; label the entry Peer
Revision 4.2.

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