ENC1101 & ENC 1102
SECTION______
INSTRUCTOR______
Directions: Please read your peer’s paper completely before marking any categories on this rubric. As you read, feel free to indicate minor errors in grammar, spelling, et cetera on the draft itself. After reading and marking your peer’s paper, please complete this rubric by indicating whether this writer fulfills each sub-item in each of the categories. Then, assess each major area as Needs Improvement, Satisfactory, or Excellent.
Once you have completed this peer review, be prepared to present your peer’s paper, spending (roughly) five minutes discussing the topic, method, strengths, and weaknesses. Please be honest, yet sensitive, offering only constructive criticism.
PEER REVIEW ACTIVITY
Peer Reviewer’s Name______
Writer’s Name______
1. Opening- Is it appropriate for the audience, neither too simplistic nor overly c complex for the intended audience? YES_____ NO_____
Does it establish the main idea/thesis of the paper? YES_____ NO_____
OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF OPENING:
Needs Improvement ______
Satisfactory______
Excellent______
2. Organization- Does it follow a logical pattern?YES_____ NO _____
Includes paragraphs unified around a single ideaYES_____ NO _____
Includes a conclusion that synthesizes ideas, not a mere summaryYES_____ NO _____
OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF ORGANIZATION:
Needs Improvement ______
Satisfactory______
Excellent______
3. Reasoning/Logic-Includes supporting evidence?YES_____ NO _____
Considers alternative views?YES_____ NO _____
Resists overgeneralization?YES_____ NO _____
Offers credible evidence?YES_____ NO _____
Includes material from reputable sources?YES_____ NO _____
Good use of quoting, summarizing, and paraphrasing?YES_____ NO _____
OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF REASONING:
Needs Improvement______
Satisfactory ______
Excellent______
4. GRAMMAR/SPELLING/MECHANICS- Please indicate problems with this category on the student’s essay
OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF GRAMMAR:
Needs Improvement ______
Satisfactory______
Excellent______
5. MLA FORMATTING- Again, please indicate issues with MLA on the essay itself. Use your Thomson Handbook to assist in identifying problems with MLA formatting.
Is parenthetical documentation consistent and correctYES_____ NO _____
Is the Works Cited Page in accordance with MLA standards?YES_____ NO _____
Do the student name, instructor name, date, and course number
appear in the upper-left corner of the first page?YES_____ NO _____
Are the student’s last name and page number in the upper right
hand corner of each page?YES_____ NO _____
Does the paper employ 12-point Times New Roman
OR Arial font?YES_____ NO _____
Is the paper double-spaced throughout?YES_____ NO _____
OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF MLA:
Needs Improvement ______
Satisfactory______
Excellent______
Include your general comments for this writer below and/or on the back of this sheet; please offer instances of both what is done well, and constructive criticism of what can be done to improve this paper.
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