Project: Peer Review (50 pts)
Answer these questions and make any additional comments you think would be helpful:
1. After reading your partner's paper, do you feel that the introduction was effective?
What specifically made it effective? What could be changed to make it more
effective?
2. Overall, what is your general impression of this paper? Did you find this paper
interesting and engaging? Please explain. Also, how could the writer improve the
paper, generally speaking? Please offer at least two specific suggestions.
3. Do you consider this paper to be persuasive (meaning that it makes a clear, logical
argument)? Please explain. If you don't feel this paper is persuasive, what
specific suggestions do you have for the writer? (Your logical fallacies jigsaw
will help you indentify any illogical arguments.)
4. Create a reverse outline of this draft (similar to the one used for the APA model
paper; include each major section of the paper and the main points). Include your
post-draft outline below and then describe what information you feel is still
missing from the paper. Are there repetitive passages in this draft? Does the
writer promise to talk about anything that is not discussed? Should any of the
main ideas be reorganized so the flow is more logical? Would reorganization
make the paper more effective? You must offer at least two concrete suggestions
in addition to including the post-draft outline.
5. Looking carefully, find at least two confusing sections of the draft. This may be at
the word, sentence, or paragraph level. For example, perhaps you found an
incorrect word or odd punctuation, or maybe a few sentences are awkward or too
long. Describe why you found each of these particular sections confusing and
offer concrete suggestions to help clarify the writing.
6. What is your favorite aspect of this paper and why? What was the most
interesting thing you learned by reading this paper? Did the conclusion leave you
wanting more?