English 12 Investigative Research Paper

Peer Edit 2018

PEER EDITOR: John Kucharek
WRITER: Heath Heavy
Please COMPLETE the following steps ALONG WITH MAKING COMMENTS (Use
“Editing” Feature) ON GOOGLE DOCS to receive Peer Editing Points.

(1) LOOK OVER PAPER. Does the Writer include:

___Yes, needs to be formatted a little better__ Works Cited Page with Correct MLA
Format (Check Google Classroom Tips
or OWL) Make Sure it is Alphabetized by first letter--Author or Article. Flush left first
line/second line tabbed once (must do this manually).
___Yes__ Title on First Textual Page (No other Information because of Title Page.)
___Yes__ MLA Page Formatting (Name and rolling page number in upper right hand
corner.)
___Yes__ Five to Seven Pages of Text (Must be a FULL 5 Pages at least)
(2) READ Paper. (No marking. Allow the Paper to “speak” to you. Just Read!)
Two Comments:
(1) The history provided was very interesting and kept me engaged.
(2) You showed both sides of the argument and backed up each side with great
details.

(3) HIGHLIGHT IN RED any Mechanics Problems. (Do the best you can!)
Comment on Mechanics:___Great _X__Good ___Few Prob ____Lots of Prob
Biggest Problem: ____RunOn ___Frag ___Sp ___Wording__X__Commas

(4) CHECK THESIS.

Highlight Thesis
Is it One Sentence? __X_ Yes ____ No
Does it State Main Idea of Paper? _X__ Yes ____ No
Is it too Opinionated? (Remember, it should Explore Topic Not Rant!)_X__No ___Yes
Suggestions for Thesis: __X__ Great ___ Okay but could be Better ____ Needs Work
(1)
(2)

(5) CHECK TOPIC SENTENCES:

Is there a Topic Sentence for Each Paragraph? in Paper____ Yes ____ No
Do They have some Thread from the Thesis? ____ Yes ____ No
Suggestions on Topic Sentences: ____All Great __X__ Some Okay ____None
(1) Could maybe merge the two separate paragraphs about concealing drug use when
being tested.
(2) The rest of your topic sentences tell what that paragraph will be discussing

(6) CHECK OPENING:

 Explain Attention Grabber: ____ Great __X__Okay but could be Better ___Needs Work
What was used? __X__ Statistics ____ Story ____ Questions ____Other

(7) CHECK HISTORY (CAUSE): __X__Great ___Okay but could be Better __ Needs Work
Does it Explain How Topic Began? __X_ Yes ____ No
Does it Detail Who was Involved in its Beginnings? ___X__ Yes _____No
Does it Provide When? Where? __X__ Yes ___ No
Do you now Understand the Topic’s History? __X__Definitely ___ Sort of ____ No

(8) CHECK PROGRESSION (EFFECT):_X_Great __Okay but could be Better

__Needs Work
Does it Explain the Topic’s Development in History? __X__ Yes ___ No
Does it Detail Those involved as Time Progresses? __X__ Yes ___ No
Does it Discuss Negative or Positive Changes? __X__ Yes ____ No

(9) CHECK PROBLEM:__X__Great ___Okay but could be Better __ Needs Work

Does it Discuss Topic’s Present Concerns? _X__ Yes ___ No
Does it Discuss Who is Involved with These Concerns? _X__ Yes ___ No
Does it Discuss its Pros? __X__ Yes ____ No
Does it Discuss its Cons? __X__Yes ____ No

(10) CHECK SOLUTIONS:___X_Great ___Okay but could be Better __ Needs Work

How many does Paper Discuss? ___ One _X__ Two ____ Three ____ Four

(11) CHECK CONCLUSION:__X__Great ___Okay but could be Better __ Needs Work

Does it Wrap Up Paper Points? __X___ Yes ____ No
Does it refer back to Thesis? __X__ Yes _____ No
Does it provide Futuristic View of Topic? __X__ Yes ____ No
Does it provide Food for Thought? __X_ Yes ___ No

(8) CHECK Parenthetical Citations.

__X___ Author’s Last Name ____X____ Article Name _______ Other ________
__28___ Total Number Parenthetical (Minimum 9)
___14__ How Many Sources? (ALL CITED ON Works Cited Page Used=Minimum 9)

(9) OVERALL SUGGESTIONS OF PAPER:

(1)Overall, I enjoyed the paper and the topic. Make sure all of your sources in your works cited
are used in your paper and cited correctly.
(2)There are some grammatical errors , I tried to find all of them and comment on them. Mostly
leaving out commas.

~ Remember to use the EDITING “Suggesting” function in Google Docs (found in Upper right
hand corner) AND complete this form. Both are necessary to earn peer editing points! Be
thorough! Help your peer! You are the last stop before a teacher grades the essay. Getting
more than one peer edit is highly suggested:)