Narrative Writing



Author: _______________________ Reviewer: _______________________ Period: _____

|CATEGORY |4 |3 |2 |1 |

|Body Paragraphs / Source |Research is strong |Research is present, but |Research is too general to |Research is absent or |

|Usage |throughout. Skillfully |does not support all |effectively support your main|ineffective. No attempt at |

| |integrates a balance of |assertions effectively. |assertions. Quotations/ |integrating source material|

| |quotations/summaries/ |Integrates |summaries/paraphrases are not|into the body of essay. |

| |paraphrases while maintaining|quotations/summaries/ |integrated effectively and |There is a seemingly random|

| |the flow of ideas. Each form |paraphrases, but flow of |disrupt the flow of ideas. |collection of information |

| |of source material is |ideas is disrupted in |Source material is lacking |and no analysis of |

| |analyzed thoroughly. |places. Source material is |effective analysis (too |evidence. No transitions. |

| |Transitions used properly. |somewhat analyzed. Some |surface-level or redundant). | |

| | |transitions. | | |

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

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

| |point and provides closure by|main points and provides |of the ideas in essay and/or |ineffective. |

| |answering the “so what” |closure. |fails to provide closure. | |

| |question. | | | |

|Sources |A variety of quality, |Three sources, but one or |Fewer than three sources |Less than three sources and|

| |reputable sources chosen that|more are not reliable or |chosen, or lacking sources |most are not reputable, |

| |support topic. At least 2 |well-chosen, or lacking |from one of the categories |relevant, or all used. |

| |electronic sources and at |sources from one of the |required. Sources may be |Errors in MLA citation |

| |least 1 print source. All of |categories required. |reputable and/or irrelevant; |throughout. |

| |them utilized well. MLA |Utilized somewhat well. |not utilized well. Minor | |

| |in-text citations follow |MLA in-text citations |errors in MLA citation | |

| |format exactly. |follow format. | | |

|Works Cited |Follows MLA format exactly. |Follows MLA format with |Attempts to follow MLA |Does not attempt to follow |

| |Reflects strong research, |minor format errors. |format, but contains minor |MLA format. Fails to meet |

| |contains a variety of |Contains some variety of |errors throughout. Very |resource requirements. Does|

| |resources and meets all |resources and meets all |little resource variety. |not reflect strong |

| |resource requirements. |resource requirements. | |research. |

|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 4 pages. |left. Paper less than 4 pages|dramatically less than 4 |

| |corner, title not underlined,| |or greater than 6 pages. |pages. |

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

| |spaced, size 12 font; paper | | | |

| |is at least 4 pages. | | | |

Total: / 28

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

Body Paragraphs/Source Usage

Conclusion

Sources

Conventions

MLA Format / Requirements

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Peer Review Checklist

Step 1: Format

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

___ 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) ___ formal references to people

Step 3: Structure

1. Introduction

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

*As given: ______________________ was a significant leader in the Civil Rights Movement, helping many groups of people in America achieve equality by [reason #1], [reason #2], and [reason #3].

2. Body paragraphs

___topic sentences ___evidence/examples (at least 2) ___ every citation analyzed

___conclusion sentences ___no hanging quotes, no ending

paragraphs with in-text citations

3. Conclusion

___ restated thesis ___ main points reviewed ___ importance addressed

Step 4: Sources

___ at least three sources** ___ all sources used ___ usage is balanced

___ variety of direct quotes ___ variety of paraphrases ___ variety of summaries

**Must have at least one print source and at least two electronic sources (reputable).

Step 5: Works Cited

___ Works Cited at top, center ___ nothing bold or underlined ___ no heading

___ maintains same formatting ___ alphabetized sources ___ double spaced sources, no

___ indented lines after first line ___ correct citations extra spacing around sources

or between title and sources

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 his/her final draft.

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

2. Ask two questions of your writer.

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

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

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

6. Do you find the topic and ideas compelling (i.e.: is there a clear reason why someone would care to read the paper)? Why/why not? What can be done to make the paper more compelling?

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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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