Peer Editing Checklist
Freshman English
100 points possible (50 ~ Speaking & 50 ~ Listening Category)
Writer’s Name: ______________________________________________________
Editor’s Name: ______________________________________________________
Assignment: While reading your peer’s essay, make sure to look for the following items.
Mark off each box, circling qualitative descriptions as you edit each specific area of his or her essay.
FORMATTING MLA style
Header single-spaced, 12-point font, Name, Date, Assignment, Period
Title centered, in plain text (NO bold; NO italics) and double-spaced
from heading and first paragraph
Essay double-spaced
Paragraphs indented
Paragraphs double-spaced (NOT quadruple spaced)
Comment?
Y N
Y N
Y N
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Y N
INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH
Hook is intriguing
interesting
could be stronger
missing
Bridge connects hook to thesis
smoothly
somewhat
missing
Quote connects to claim meaningfully
smoothly
somewhat
missing
Counterclaim in thesis descriptive enough to be able to infer evidence about Y N
Claim (prong # 1) descriptive enough to be able to infer evidence about
Y N
Claim (prong #2) descriptive enough to be able to infer evidence about
YN
A smooth transition present that bridges introductory paragraph to BP #1
Y N
BODY PARAGRAPH #1
Topic sentence contains more precise diction than claim & is elaborated
Transition/Introduction to Evidence # 1 is fluent
present
missing
Evidence is high quality and speaks directly to topic sentence
Evidence cited MLA FORMAT: quote marks, punctuation, citation correct.
EXPLANATION of evidence clear & correct, but not duplicate of the evidence
ANALYSIS (WHY/HOW evidence supports TS #1) strong OK vague
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
Transition/Introduction to Evidence # 2 is fluent
present
missing
Evidence is high quality and speaks directly to topic sentence
Evidence cited MLA FORMAT: quote marks, punctuation, citation correct.
EXPLANATION of evidence clear & correct, but not duplicate of the evidence
ANALYSIS (WHY/HOW evidence supports TS #1) strong OK vague
Transition/Introduction to BP #2 is fluent present
missing
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
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N
BODY PARAGRAPH #2
Topic sentence contains more precise diction than claim & is elaborated
Transition/Introduction to Evidence # 1 is fluent
present
missing
Evidence is high quality and speaks directly to topic sentence
Evidence cited MLA FORMAT: quote marks, punctuation, citation correct.
EXPLANATION of evidence clear & correct, but not duplicate of the evidence
ANALYSIS (WHY and/or HOW evidence supports TS #1) strong OK vague
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
Transition/Introduction to Evidence # 2 is fluent
present
missing
Evidence is high quality and speaks directly to topic sentence
Evidence cited MLA FORMAT: quote marks, punctuation, citation correct.
EXPLANATION of evidence clear & correct, but not duplicate of the evidence
ANALYSIS (WHY/HOW evidence supports TS #1) strong OK vague
Transition/Introduction to BP #3 is fluent present
missing
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
BODY PARAGRAPH #3 ~ COUNTERCLAIM
Topic sentence is counterclaim w more precise diction than claim & elab
EXPLANATION of CC evidence clear, correct, and well-introduced
ANALYSIS of evidence (explains WHY and/or HOW it supports the CC
Evidence cited MLA FORMAT: quote marks, punctuation, citation correct.
Rebuttal of the counterclaim ~ contains evidence directly opposing CC
Rebuttal of the counterclaim ~ uses rhetoric that is strong and persuasive
CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH #4 ~ contains these elements (but not necessarily in order)
Transition or introduction to this last summing up of the argument
Y N
reference to the counterclaim
Y N
rephrasing of the claim in words that are VERY DIFFERENT from the intro paragraph Y N
CTA that uses strong, persuasive rhetoric: either logos, ethos, pathos, or powerful
diction, imagery, parallel structure, AND identify it via annotation.
Y N
WRITE DOWN best transition sentence in essay, best analysis sentence, and the sentence that had the most
compelling rhetoric. Write the ENTIRE sentence. Reference the paragraph each sentence can be found in.
BEST TRANSITION:
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BEST ANALYSIS:
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MOST COMPELLING RHETORIC:
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