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Your Names:
Name on the Paper You Are Reviewing:
Peer Review Worksheet
Directions: Fill out the following worksheet for every draft you and your group review (just one per paper per group). When you’re done, you will return it to me with all your names on it, and I will send it back to the paper’s writer anonymously. The grades are representative and will not count against the student you are reviewing; however, it will help the student gauge what kind of grade you think they might get. You may write on the back of this sheet or on extra paper if you run out of room.
Content: ___ out of 50 points
- Did the student have a clear thesis statement in the introduction, that plainly communicated his/her argument? If so, put that statement here:
- How many reasons did the student have to support their thesis? In your own words, restate those reasons here:
- Reason 1:
- Reason 2:
- Reason 3:
- Reason 4 (etc.):
- Does the writer provide adequate support for those reasons? Restate the way the author supports his/her reasons here (does she/he use source material, statistics, explanation – briefly sum that up):
- Support for Reason 1:
- Support for Reason 2:
- Support for Reason 3:
- Support for Reason 4 (etc.):
- How do you judge the paper’s organization/transitioning/flow? Explain.
- Did the paper make sense to you? Was it clear and easy to understand? Explain.
- Summarize here the financial aspect of the paper. Who are they asking for money? How much money are they asking for, to be allotted in what ways? Should they be more specific? Explain.
Source Use __ out of 40 points [Cannot get over 20 points if there are missing source / plagiarism mistakes]
- Does the student have a Works Cited?
- Does the student have ALL sources used at least once in there?
- Are the sources documented correctly THROUGHOUT? If not, where’s the problem? Check for plagiarism!
Format and Mechanics: ___ out of 10
- Did s/he use proper ACS format for Works Cited and citations?
- Did s/he write between 1900-2300 words?
- Did s/he double-space and have a clear title?
- Does s/he have any improperly used “I” and “you”s in there?
- Did s/he have spelling/grammar problems? If so, what types of problems were they? (Don’t have to mark all of them)
Summative comments:
- Identify three successful elements of this paper. What makes them so successful?
- Name the three most important aspects of this paper that need revision. What’s the problem?