Narrative Writing



Author: _______________________ Reviewer: _______________________ Period: _____

|CATEGORY |4 |3 |2 |1 |

|Evidence / |Skillfully integrates a |Integrates a balance of |Integrates evidence from the |Evidence is absent or |

|Body Paragraphs |balance of evidence from the |evidence from the novel and|novel and/or material from |ineffective. Body |

| |novel and material from class|material from class to |class to support each reason |paragraphs lack relevant |

| |to support each reason of the|support each reason of the |of the thesis. Each piece of |support and analysis. |

| |thesis. Each piece of |thesis. Each piece of |evidence needs more thorough | |

| |evidence is thoroughly |evidence is somewhat |analysis. | |

| |introduced, analyzed and the |analyzed. | | |

| |relevance is explained. | | | |

|Conclusion |Flows from the body of the |Flows from the body of the |Does not flow smoothly from |Conclusion paragraph |

| |paper, effectively restates |paper, attempts to restate |the body, restates only some |underdeveloped or |

| |the main point and provides |the main points and |of the ideas in the paper |ineffective. |

| |closure by answering the “so |provides closure. |and/or fails to provide | |

| |what” question. Relates | |closure. | |

| |argument to real world | | | |

| |examples. | | | |

|Conventions |Final draft reflects strong |Final draft reflects some |Final draft contains several |Final draft does not |

| |editing and contains little |editing, but still contains|grammatical and mechanical |reflect editing and |

| |to no errors in grammar and |errors in grammar and |errors which distract from |contains a large number of |

| |mechanics (spelling, |mechanics (spelling, |meaning. Further editing |grammatical and mechanical |

| |punctuation, verb tense, |punctuation, verb tense, |needed throughout. |errors which interfere with|

| |sentence structure, etc). |sentence structure, etc.). | |meaning. |

|MLA Format/ |Black ink, white paper. |Minor errors in one of the |Major errors in one or more |MLA citation not addressed |

|Requirements |MLA heading, page number with|categories listed left. |categories listed to the |or attempted. Paper |

| |last name in upper right |Paper just around 3 pages. |left. Paper less than 3 |dramatically less than 3 |

| |corner, title not underlined,| |pages. |pages. |

| |centered; 1” margins; double | | | |

| |spaced; paper is at least 3 | | | |

| |pages. | | | |

Total: / 20

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For each category, a) explain your decision and b) include what you think the writer needs to do in order for the category to be a “4” if you gave them anything less.

Introduction

Evidence / Body Paragraphs

Conclusion

Conventions

MLA Format / Requirements

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Peer Review Checklist

Step 1: Format

___ Times New Roman ___ header (last name page #) ___ in-text citations for quotes

___ 1 Inch Margins ___ proper heading ___ everything double spaced (no

___ title in center, no embellishments ___ 12 point font extra spacing between lines)

___ indented new paragraphs ___ black ink, white paper

Step 2: Formality and Grammar

___ spelling ___ verb tense consistent ___ parallel structure with thesis

___ no fragments or run-on sentences ___ formal diction ___ 3rd person POV (no personal

___ correct punctuation ___ strong sentence structure opinions)

(quotation marks, commas, periods, etc)

Step 3: Structure

1. Introduction

___ hook ___ background/general info ___ 3 reasons in thesis

2. Body paragraphs

___topic sentences ___evidence/examples ___ explanation of evidence

___context for evidence ___no hanging quotes, no ending

paragraphs with in-text citations

3. Conclusion

___ restated thesis ___ main points reviewed ___ importance addressed

Comments regarding requirements unchecked:

Answer the following questions with your ultimate aim to help the author better his/her paper. Keep in mind that you will be graded on your review, and this will help provide the paper’s author with direction in terms of improving for their final drafts.

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1. Give your writer at least two compliments on their paper and explain why you liked what you did.

2. What do you feel are the biggest needs of this research paper (i.e.: analyzing the evidence, spelling, etc.) and why?

3. Do you agree with the overall points the writer is making? Why/why not? Is there an obvious counter to the writer’s assertions?

4. Do you think the writer needs more support in certain areas? If so, where and why?

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Once your partner is finished peer reviewing your paper, switch essays back and discuss your findings, commenting on areas needing improvement and areas that are well-written. Make sure to walk the author of this paper through each section of the peer review sheet.

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