English 9: TKMB Literary Analysis Essay
Editor’s Name ________________________
Writer’s Name ________________________
Peer Editing Worksheet
Formatting:
Is the heading in the correct format and place? (Yes/No) Is the title thematic and formatted properly?
(Yes/No) Is all of the paper double-spaced? (Yes/No) Is the font size 12 and Times New Roman?
(Yes/No) Are paragraphs indented with no extra blank lines between them? (Yes/No)
Introduction, Thesis and Theme:
Are the title and author included in the first paragraph? (Yes/No) Are the author’s name and the title
spelled and punctuated correctly? (Yes/No) Do the theme statements in the first few sentences
effectively engage the reader? (Yes/No) Is there a transition relating the theme statements to the
thesis? (Yes/No) Write suggestions for improvement.
Is the thesis clearly worded? (Yes/No) Does it provide a focus for the rest of the essay? (Yes/No) Is it
appropriate for the assignment? (Yes/No) What is the essay’s thesis? Write it here.
Body Paragraphs:
Underline or highlight the topic sentences. Check to see that each topic sentence states a specific
opinion related to the thesis. Which topic sentences could be more focused?
Identify the transition words, phrases, and sentences by highlighting them. Are they effective at
showing connections between ideas?
How clearly are the body paragraphs related to the essay’s thesis? Check to see that each fact is
intentionally used to prove a point and not just to summarize events. Write down which facts still need
to be spoken of directly in terms of the topic sentence and thesis. Look for unexplained leaps in
interpretation, places where the writer makes a conclusion without explaining his/her rationale. Write
notes here:
Can you think of other facts from the story that would further support the arguments?
In the body of the paper, where could the writer have used more detail?
Can you follow the writer’s ideas? (Yes/Sometimes/No) Does the essay need more transitions?
(Yes/No) Point out directly on the paper where the writer needs to revise for clarity.
Check to see that the last sentence in each body paragraph states a conclusion about the content of that
paragraph. It should reinforce the previous ideas, not add anything new. Which concluding sentences
could be more effective?
Quotations:
Is each quote effectively embedded? Read the full sentence to see that the context is clear, the sentence
is complete (even if you had never read the story), and that it is punctuated and cited correctly. Make
any suggestions regarding quotes here:
Conclusion:
Does it include the title and/or author? Does the final paragraph effectively provide closure by
summing up main facts and reinforcing the theme and thesis? If yes, how so? If not, make suggestions
directly on the paper.
Overall:
Are the events from the story consistently discussed using present tense? (Yes/No) Check for run-on
sentences and fragments; misspelled words; vague pronoun references (e.g. “she” when it needs to be
“Vera”); pronoun/antecedent agreement (e.g. using “a person/someone/everyone” leads to the use of
“his/her/he/she”); and phrases that are awkward, unnatural or confusing.
What questions do you have that are still not answered in the essay?
If this were your essay, what would you change before you handed it in?
Overall, do you think the paper is effective? Explain.