Peer Review Worksheet
Reviewer:___________________________________________________
Read the essay once all the way through, then review the essay to answer the following questions:
In the broadest terms, what is this essay about? What seems to be the writer’s central purpose?
What is the essay’s thesis? Is it clear, non-obvious, and arguable? Explain why it is or is not working.
For each paragraph in the essay, write the topic sentence (generally but not always the first sentence) and
one sentence about the paragraph’s purpose (does it introduce a new idea? define or redefine a term?
make and support a specific claim? offer some context or personal perspective?)
On the back of this paper: What are some strengths of this essay? Areas for improvement? Are there ways
to look at the text they haven’t considered? Pose at least three questions to the writer.