I-Search Paper Peer Review 2: Grammar and Style
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GRAMMAR
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Intro
Number of errors  Few/None Some
Vague pronouns (“This shows…”)
Pronouns and antecedents agree (-one, -body
= singular = his/her)
Subjects and verbs agree (check
singular/plural)
First (I, me, we, etc.) and second-person
pronouns (you, your) are not used.
Fragments are not found. Beware of
sentences beginning with “for example” and
not using a subject and verb.
Run-on’s are not found. Check punctuation.
Commas are used to separate IC’s with
conjunctions
All words are spelled correctly
Quotations are punctuated correctly (end
marks outside of quotes and after citation)
Titles are punctuated correctly (articles in
quotes; books or other large works italicized)
Many
Comments
Many
Comments
BP 1
Number of errors  Few/None Some
Vague pronouns (“This shows…”)
Pronouns and antecedents agree (-one, -body
= singular = his/her)
Subjects and verbs agree (check
singular/plural)
First (I, me, we, etc.) and second-person
pronouns (you, your) are not used.
Fragments are not found. Beware of
sentences beginning with “for example” and
not using a subject and verb.
Run-on’s are not found. Check punctuation.
Commas are used to separate IC’s with
conjunctions
All words are spelled correctly
Quotations are punctuated correctly (end
marks outside of quotes and after citation)
Titles are punctuated correctly (articles in
quotes; books or other large works italicized)
BP 2
Number of errors  Few/None Some
Vague pronouns (“This shows…”)
Pronouns and antecedents agree (-one, -body
= singular = his/her)
Subjects and verbs agree (check
singular/plural)
First (I, me, we, etc.) and second-person
pronouns (you, your) are not used.
Fragments are not found. Beware of
sentences beginning with “for example” and
not using a subject and verb.
Run-on’s are not found. Check punctuation.
Commas are used to separate IC’s with
conjunctions
All words are spelled correctly
Quotations are punctuated correctly (end
marks outside of quotes and after citation)
Titles are punctuated correctly (articles in
quotes; books or other large works italicized)
Many
Comments
Many
Comments
Many
Comments
BP 3
Number of errors  Few/None Some
Vague pronouns (“This shows…”)
Pronouns and antecedents agree (-one, -body
= singular = his/her)
Subjects and verbs agree (check
singular/plural)
First (I, me, we, etc.) and second-person
pronouns (you, your) are not used.
Fragments are not found. Beware of
sentences beginning with “for example” and
not using a subject and verb.
Run-on’s are not found. Check punctuation.
Commas are used to separate IC’s with
conjunctions
All words are spelled correctly
Quotations are punctuated correctly (end
marks outside of quotes and after citation)
Titles are punctuated correctly (articles in
quotes; books or other large works italicized)
Conclusion
Number of errors  Few/None Some
Vague pronouns (“This shows…”)
Pronouns and antecedents agree (-one, -body
= singular = his/her)
Subjects and verbs agree (check
singular/plural)
First (I, me, we, etc.) and second-person
pronouns (you, your) are not used.
Fragments are not found. Beware of
sentences beginning with “for example” and
not using a subject and verb.
Run-on’s are not found. Check punctuation.
Commas are used to separate IC’s with
conjunctions
All words are spelled correctly
Titles are punctuated correctly (articles in
quotes; books or other large works italicized)
STYLE
Intro
Strong Average Weak/NA
Comments
Strong Average Weak/NA
Comments
Strong Average Weak/NA
Comments
Strong Average Weak/NA
Comments
Word choice is effective (avoids clichéd terms
such as “bad” and “good”) and varied.
Phrasing is clear and concise.
Parallelism is used correctly.
Sentences show a variety of structures and
lengths.
BP 1
Word choice is effective (avoids clichéd terms
such as “bad” and “good”) and varied.
Phrasing is clear and concise.
Parallelism is used correctly.
Sentences show a variety of structures and
lengths.
BP 2
Word choice is effective (avoids clichéd terms
such as “bad” and “good”) and varied.
Phrasing is clear and concise.
Parallelism is used correctly.
Sentences show a variety of structures and
lengths.
BP 3
Word choice is effective (avoids clichéd terms
such as “bad” and “good”) and varied.
Phrasing is clear and concise.
Parallelism is used correctly.
Sentences show a variety of structures and
lengths.
Conclusion
Strong Average Weak/NA
Comments
Word choice is effective (avoids clichéd terms
such as “bad” and “good”) and varied.
Phrasing is clear and concise.
Parallelism is used correctly.
Sentences show a variety of structures and
lengths.
Works Cited Page
Yes
No
Yes
No
Comments
Sources are listed alphabetically
All information is double-spaced (not single- or
triple-spaced)
Sources are all used in the paper - CHECK
For each source, lines after the first line are
indented
Paper Formatting
Heading in upper-left of page one lists author’s
name, teacher’s name, class, and due date
Author’s last name and page number appear in
upper-right of every page (including WC)
Title is centered, NOT underlined, and
descriptive
ENTIRE paper is double-spaced, 12 pt. font
(watch out for quadruple spacing and incorrect
margins)
Comments