Peer Review
Part 1: Use the following questions to guide your review of your partner’s essay. Write your name (reviewer’s name) and your peer’s name (writer’s name) in a Google Doc/Word Doc. Your comments will help your partner gain a new perspective that will inform the reflection and revision processes.
Part 2: You should complete a self-review with the same questions.
Part 3: Compare PARTS 1 and 2. What did you notice that your peers didn’t notice and vice versa? Look at each point (1-7) for this exercise. How will you resolve each difference you notice?
Turn in all parts on BB.
Parts 1 & 2: (Provide complete-sentence responses.)
What is the argument of the critical review? Does the argument appear in the introduction? Does your partner present an evaluative argument, as he or she should? Does the argument avoid personal feeling or belief? What reasons does your partner provide in the argument? (There should be some reasons.)
Are the criteria listed one at a time in their own paragraph? What are the criteria?
Comment on the criteria. Has your partner presented objective criteria? To what extent do the criteria appear to be unbiased? To what extent does your partner reveal his/her bias? (Remember NOT to rely on personal taste or preference.)
Do the paragraphs discussing the criteria and evaluation begin, as they should, with the identification and definition of the given criterion?
How does the writer show the points, rather than just tell them? What are the specific examples/pieces of evidence the writer uses to support the argument ? List multiple examples.
Is the review convincing? Why or why not?
Offer a suggestion for how your partner can improve his/her evaluation.
