EDITOR'S name: _______________________________________________________

#2 PEER evaluation of RESEARCH paper

Writer: Below list areas of your concern for which the editor can be especially mindful while looking over your paper. If you have specific questions you want them to answer or constructive criticism YOU desire, please write that information below.

Writer's name: ________________________________________________________ Title of the research paper __________________________________________________

Date: ___________________

EDITORS: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO READ, EDIT, AND CORRECT ANYTHING NECESSARY IN THE PAPER YOU ARE EDITING. TAKE YOUR TIME; THIS ISN'T THE DAYTONA 500. YOUR GRADE THIS TIME IS BASED ON YOUR FEEDBACK GIVEN. If you feel like the paper is perfect, you need to write copious positive feedback. No paper should be left without marks because it is 'perfect'. 1. YOU SHOULD READ THE PAPER ALOUD IN A 1 VOICE AND EDIT AS YOU GO ALONG DIRECTLY ON THE PAPER. DO NOT FILL OUT THE QUESTIONS BELOW UNTIL YOU HAVE READ THE ENTIRE PAPER AND EDITED IT FOR SENSE AND GRAMMATICAL CORRECTNESS. 2. READ THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE ABOUT SPECIFIC CONCERNS THE WRITER HAS AND ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES AS WELL AS ALL THE IDEAS PRESENTED BELOW AND THEN SOME. . . 3. YOU SHOULD DISCUSS THE PROBLEMS AND PRAISES WITH THE WRITER AFTER EDITING IT.

EDITORS: YOU MAY ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS RIGHT ON THIS SHEET OR ATTACH IT TO SEPARATE PAPER.
1. Underline the thesis statement directly on the paper. WRITE IT HERE: 2. Do you feel the writer supported the thesis sufficiently? Why or why not?

3. How did the writer make each paragraph connect to that main idea? EXPLAIN.

4. How carefully do you think THE WRITER proofread THIS draft (I dont mean running spell check)? EXPLAIN.

5. Look over the required parts for this paper (this is on my website!!!!!). Are there parts missing in this paper? Explain. 6. Is there a works cited page and is it done correctly? Use your works cited 21 Questions for Works Cited Bliss to help guide you (this should take some time!) Write feedback directly on the paper.

7. Are all the parenthetical citations done correctly in the text of the paper? Are there missing citations? Do any passages appear to be plagiarized? EXPLAIN.

8. What is the best piece of evidence in this paper? WHY?

9. What do you think is the weakest point in the paper? WHY?

10. When the writer goes back and fixes this assignment, what should be done? Why?

11. How serious do you think the writer was about this paper? EXPLAIN.

12. What do you as the reader understand after reading this paper about the topic? 13. Is there sufficient information for the topic? Are the parenthetical citations done correctly? EXPLAIN.

14. Does the title adequately reflect the paper's content? Is it lame or outstanding? EXPLAIN.

15. After reading this paper, on a regular grading scale, what would YOU grade this paper? Use the RESEARCH PAPER rubric to justify your opinion where can this be found????? On my website, silly!

Now that you (the editor) have read the paper and made corrections and comments, sit with the writer and discuss the problems. Be honest. You will not make any friends by saying a poorly written paper is great. Likewise, do not criticize the individualit's the writing you need to discuss.