Peer Review: Persuasive Letter
1. Purpose: Does the document give you a purpose for reading it? If not, can you suggest one?
Can you locate the thesis statement and make any suggestions?
2. Organization: Is the document logically organized, especially if it uses a nonstandard format?
Where do the problems exist? Are the headings truly meaningful or is it a mix of the vague and
the meaningful? Does each chunk of information have a topic sentence to which it is faithful? If
not, what are the problem areas?
3. Visual: Are visuals needed? Is there the appropriate marriage between the text and the visual?
Does the visual deliver enough meaning to warrant its existence?
4. Completeness: After reading the document, what questions are you left with that it fails to
answer? Does the document offer some actionable items that allow the reader to act? Are any
such items warranted?
5. Wordiness: Try to find at least 30 words that you can remove from the document without
affecting the meaning (unless of course the meaning is elusive).
6. 7 C’s: If you apply the 7 C criteria, does this document hold its own on every level?
7. Format: Does the letter adhere to the criteria for letters as defined by Chapter 17 in your
textbook? If it does stray, is the message hurt by doing so?