Peer Review Sheet College Essay Draft Author: Topic: Specific questions or areas of concern you would like your peer reviewer(s) to address: Reviewer: Step One: Read the essay without marking anything – yet. Step Two: Get your annotation tools ready. Read it again. This time, you need to: • highlight areas consisting of vague details, where you as the reviewer feel like you do not fully grasp or connect with what the person is describing for their lack of details. • underline details that seem unnecessary or repeated • circle words or phrases that show a connection with the main idea or theme of the essay • star details that are specific/explicit, that really resonate or “wow” you After reading the essay, which three words would you use to describe the author? What is the essay’s theme? How can the author make the opening and closing paragraphs stronger? Use this space to respond to the author’s questions/concerns.