Writing Across the Curriculum

The Second-Level Writing Handbook // Creating and Implementing Effective Writing Assignments // Responding to Student Writing // In-Class Writing Activities // Peer Response // Preventing Plagiarism // OSU Resources.

Download Sample Peer Response Worksheet 3 as a Microsoft Word file.

Read each peer member's essay and answer the questions below. You should spend 30-40 minutes on each essay!

Feel free to write comments on the paper-this helps both you and the author!

Make sure you include this at the top of your response:

• Author's Name:
• Peer Reviewer's Name:

1. The Thesis:
   1. How can the thesis be improved? (for help look in WA p122)
   2. What evidence can you think of that would contradict the thesis?
   3. How can the thesis be reworded to make it clearer?
   4. What do you like about the thesis?
   5. What other help do you want to give to the writer?
2. Does the opening paragraph interest you? Does it make clear what the author intends to argue in the paper? What suggestions do you have to make it stronger?
3. Supporting Examples:
   1. Does the writer discuss specific scenes in the essay?
   2. Does the writer use evidence from the text to support her/his analysis?
   3. What evidence do you think might be helpful to the writer's analysis?
4. Point out moments in the essay that are confusing or unclear - make suggestions for how to make those moments smoother.
5. Describe what is most memorable about the essay.
6. List the strengths of the essay. How can they be enhanced?
7. List the weaknesses of the essay. How might they be minimized?