Peer Editing Worksheet

Peer Editing Worksheet

General Guidelines ? Read the entire paper once through before you edit to get an idea of the overall content and fluency of the

text.

? Respect the author by being fair and constructive, but critical.

? Edit the paper, proofreading for clarity and content, for mechanical errors and issues, but also for

interesting insights and noteworthy phrasing or diction.

? While you are editing, do not talk to the author. Let the text speak for itself. However, once you have

edited the entire paper, spend about 5 minutes discussing your comments and suggestions with the author.

Thesis

Underline the thesis in the text.

Does every paragraph connect to and help prove the thesis?

Yes

No

What suggestions can you offer to help improve the thesis?

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Structure

Did the author use transitions purposefully and effectively?

Yes

No

Is there a logical progression of ideas throughout the paper?

Yes

No

Does the paper include an interesting and effective introduction?

Yes

No

Is there a conclusion that addresses an idea from outside the paper itself?

Yes

No

What suggestions can you offer to help improve the essay's structure?

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Support

Are there quotes which help support the thesis and its topics?

Yes

No

Are these quotes smoothly integrated into the fabric of the text?

Yes

No

Are these quotes properly cited?

Yes

No

Are these quotes relevant to the writer's intent? In other words, do

the quotes serve a specific purpose other than serving as filler?

Yes

No

Did the writer go beyond the obvious and expand upon their support

insightfully? In other words, did they go beyond the obvious?

Yes

No

What suggestions can you offer to help improve the essay's support?

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Understanding and Interpretation

Does the writer understand the literal meaning of the source material?

Yes

No

Does the writer seem to grasp the subtleties of the source text?

Yes

No

Does the writer address the meaning of the text, and how that meaning

is shaped by the author?

Yes

No

What suggestions can you offer to help improve the writer's understanding and interpretation?

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Voice and Style

Is the writer's tone convincing, engaging and dynamic?

Yes

No

Is the paper's register properly formal and academic?

Yes

No

Are there distracting mechanical or grammatical issues present?

Yes

No

Is the syntax interesting and purposeful?

Yes

No

Does there seem to be too much filler and extra verbiage?

Yes

No

What suggestions can you offer to help improve the voice and style?

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Assessment Consider your comments above and score the paper according to the following criteria.

Missing

Poor

Adequate

Good

Thesis

Support

Structure

Understanding and Interpretation

Voice and Style

Excellent

Do you have any additional comments for the writer? ________________________________________________

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