Peer Editing Checklist - Ms. McDonald's English Website



Peer Editing Checklist

Name: _____________ Edited by: _____________

Edited by: _____________

Editors will use the questions below to help you revise your work. You must have two of your classmates read your essay and fill out this sheet. This sheet must be handed in with your essay.

Note to editors: Ensure that the essay flows well. Does it read smoothly?

Introduction: Yes No

1. Does the opening sentence state the topic in a general way with ____ ____

no mention of the novel?

2. Are the title of the novel and author’s name mentioned in approximately ____ ____

the third sentence?

3. Is the title of the novel underlined? (No quotation marks around title) ____ ____

4. Are the two body paragraph topics clearly identifiable in the introduction? ____ ____

State them in the blanks:

Paragraph #1 topic: ____________________

Paragraph #2 topic: ____________________

5. Is the thesis the last sentence of the introduction? ____ ____

6. Can you find the author’s opinion of the essay topic in the thesis? ____ ____

Body Paragraphs:

7. Does each body paragraph have a clear topic sentence that supports the ____ ____

thesis?

8. Are the points written so that they focus on ideas and themes instead of ____ ____

plot?

9. Do the points in the paragraphs help prove the topic sentences of the ____ ____

paragraphs?

10. Is each quote a good example to help explain the author’s point? ____ ____

11. Is it clear which part of the novel the quote is taken from? ____ ____

12. Is the quote explained in terms of its significance to the point & ____ ____

topic?

13. Is each quote explained in terms of its significance to the thesis? ____ ____

14. Are both points in each paragraph different? (The points should not ____ ____

explain the same thing)

15. Do the concluding sentences summarize the topic of the paragraph? ____ ____

Conclusion:

16. Is the thesis restated in a new and interesting manner? ____ ____

17. Are the topics of the two body paragraphs restated and summarized? ____ ____

18. Is the conclusion at least 5 sentences long? ____ ____

19. Is there an interesting final statement/thought to conclude the essay? ____ ____

Style:

20. The words “I, we, you, us, my” do not appear in the essay (unless ____ ____

used in a quotation)?

21. Do all quotations have:

- Quotation marks (“”) the beginning and end of a quote? ____ ____

- Author’s name and page number at the end of the quotation, ____ ____

after the quotation mark (Lee 147)?

- Punctuation after the parentheses? e.g. (Lee 147). ____ ____

22. Do the words, “This quotation proves” or “This shows” appear in the essay?____ ____

If so, get rid of them.

23. Does the essay flow nicely from one idea to the next? ____ ____

24. Are there any contractions? (e.g. don’t, won’t) ____ ____

25. Are there “lead-ins” before the quotations and do they read smoothly? ____ ____

26. Are there any grammar problems? Spelling? Too many commas? ____ ____

27. Do you have any specific comments about what the author could do to improve or strengthen their essay? Please explain.

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