Peer Review (due week 8; partners turn in same completed document)
Reviewers: Student 1, Student 2, (and for one team—Student 3)
Review teams should set up a time to discuss the paper (read it in advance) and draft the responses as a team. You should not divide the questions and each respond to only a portion of them.
Peer Review Partner Review (optional)
Please fill out the Peer Review Partner Review form (will post to assignment board). Your partner will not see your response.
Overall comments (2-4 sentences from each reviewer)
What did you find most compelling or interesting about the paper? Identify and describe a strength; identify and describe a weaknesses or opportunity to improve the paper.
Thesis/Argument
Does the paper have a clear thesis, and is it well supported? Do you accept it as plausible, whether you agree with it or not? Where is more evidence needed?
Organization
Is the introduction engaging? Does it capture your attention? Is the paper easy to follow? Did the paper set up the conclusions the author reached?
Writing/ voice/tone/language
Is the writing persuasive? Is the language and word choice appropriate? How could it be more effective?
Effectiveness
Is there enough interpretation, or does the author merely present found data (reporting vs. analysis)? Does the author address conflicting points of view? Do they address the larger context? Is there anything problematic that needs further explanation or documentation? Can anything be cut?
Suggestions for expanding (or focusing) the scope?
After reading the paper, what elements are you curious about, what would you like to know more about? Is there anything that should be cut to make the paper more focused and readable?
Revision Rationale (250 – 500 words and due week 10 along with the revised paper; partners turn in same completed document)
Based on the feedback from the peer review and the professor’s comments, how are you going to revise and improve your paper? If there was any feedback you chose not to incorporate, why did you make that choice?