Honors 353:002
George Mason University
Spring 2010
Peer Review
Please print these questions and bring them to class. In class, you will
each exchange a printed copy of your draft with another student. Read the
draft, then respond to the following questions:
Introduction:
- Who is the audience? Be as specific as possible (not "general audience").
Why would this audience be interested in this material?
- What is the thesis or main point of the paper? Does this thesis fit the
intended audience and purpose? (Does the thesis explain something that needs
to be explained, for example? Is it trying to persuade those who can be
persuaded?)
Body (Literature Review)
- Locate and list the topic sentences (or main ideas) of each paragraph.
How are the topics organized? Could they be re-arranged?
- Identify any points which rely on only one source, or an ambiguously cited
source, for support.
Discussion and Conclusion
- Identify the thesis in the conclusion.
Does it match the thesis in the
Introduction?
Write your responses on a sheet of paper, and give it and the draft back to
the author. I will collect peer reviews and drafts when I collect the final
papers.
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