CLASSMATE CRITIQUE FORM
Your Name:
Person you are responding to:
Instructions: For each section, identify something the speaker did well and something the speaker could
improve on.
Examine the essay for CONTENT. This includes evidence used, the analysis of photo, the focus of the essay,
and coverage of main points. Identify at least one good thing and at least two things that could be improved on
for the final draft.
Examine the essay for the SRUCTURE. This includes organization, thesis, preview, use of transitions,
introduction, conclusion, vivid language, topic sentences for each paragraph, action verbs, descriptive nouns,
internal summaries, avoided slang and jargon, used first person, grammar, and APA. Identify at least one good
thing and at least two things that could be improved on for the final draft.
Examine the VISUALS in the essay. This includes the integration of the photo, cropping, how the photo fits
with text, whether the photo is enhancing the message they send, and whether the photo is described and
referred to in text. Identify at least one good thing and at least two things that could be improved on for the final
draft.