English 302: BB1
George Mason University
Summer 2009
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:
- What is the thesis or main point of the paper?
- Locate and list the topic sentences of each paragraph.
Some paragraphs,
such as transitionals, extended examples, and summaries, may not have clear
topic sentences. For short transitional paragraphs, topic sentences are
unnecessary; for extended examples and summaries, try to express the main
idea of the paragraph (or sections of paragraphs) in a sentence or two.
- Does each topic sentence support the thesis?
Are the topics in the best order? How might they be re-arranged?
- Within the paragraphs, are sources used to support the main idea as expressed
in the topic sentence?
Do most of the key points have more than one source of support?
Are the citations clear?
Identify any points which rely on only one source, or an ambiguously cited
source, for support.
- What is the paper's conclusion? Is the paper's reasoning sound?
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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