PEER EDITING FORM - CRITICAL ANALYSIS ESSAY

WRITER'S NAME__________________________

EDITOR'S NAME__________________________

1. Does the introduction accurately and clearly summarize the main ideas and state the central idea and purpose of the article? Does it mention the author and title of the article?

2. Does the introduction end in a clear statement of evaluation of the effectiveness of the article?

3. Does each paragraph have a specific topic sentence that accurately introduces and states an evaluation of one of the main points of the article? Is the material in each paragraph clearly related to its topic sentence?

4. Is each topic sentence supported with clear references to the article as well as details and examples from the student writer's own knowledge and experiences? Are references to ideas from the article accurately explained?

5. Are transitions used between paragraphs when needed? Are transitions used between sentences within each paragraph?

6. Are the logic and style of the article evaluated? Does the student writer evaluate the purpose, evidence, audience, tone, language and appeal of the article? Has the student writer assessed the author's assumptions, logical reasoning, factual information, etc?

7. Has the student writer related the analysis of each element (in 6 above) to the overall meaning and intention of the article?

8. Does the student writer employ varying sentence lengths?

9. Does the paper contain fragments, comma splices, run-on sentences, errors in subject-verb agreement, pronoun use, punctuation, and/or spelling? (Use your handbooks to help with this item.)

10. What is the single most important revision the student writer should make?