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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