Persuasive Essay Peer Review
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The student will construct support for an argument and development of ideas.
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1. Does the thesis take an authoritative stand?
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2. Does everything in the body logically pertain to the thesis?
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3. Does the writer establish clear and convincing arguments to
support the thesis?
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4. Does the writer provide specific, relevant, insightful, and
extensive evidence to support his/her arguments?
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5. Does the writer explain and use evidence to refute counterarguments?
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6. Does the writer explain in a convincing way how the evidence
supports the thesis?
The student will express written/spoken ideas clearly for appropriate style or purpose.
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1. Does the introduction provide appropriate background, grab the
reader’s attention, and flow smoothly?
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2. Does each topic sentences clearly state an argument or
counterargument that directly supports the thesis?
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3. Does each topic sentence state the main idea of the rest of the
paragraph?
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4. Does the conclusion refer back to the thesis, reveal a greater
meaning of this argument, and answer the question, “so what?”
Peer Reviewer’s Comments:
What was the best thing about this essay?
What is the most urgent thing that the author needs to improve?
Did this essay succeed in convincing you to change your mind on a topic or did it at least
open your mind to see a different side of an issue? Why or why not?
Attach this sheet to the essay and return it to the author. Then read YOUR essay out
loud to your partner. As you read, you and your partner will notice grammatical errors
that you made. Mark them to be fixed.