DRAFT SUBMISSION FOR PEER REVIEW
For this assignment, you should submit your completed draft for peer review. You will also review the research draft of two of your classmates (peers). It is important that you submit your work on time in order to give your classmates time to review your work.
Your work will be reviewed by two peers randomly selected by Canvas. You will be assigned, also, by Canvas to serve as a peer reviewer for two classmates. Late drafts will not be accepted for peer review. You should submit your draft on time, even if it’s incomplete.
Submission Guidelines
Give paper an appropriate title.
Highlight and underline your thesis statement.
6-8 pages.
12 font, double space, Times New Roman.
Ensure that every paragraph begins with a topic sentence.
Include the “Works Cited” or “Bibliography” page, not the annotated bibliography.
Works Cited page does not count as one of your 6-8 pages.
Do not include a title page.
Include your name, class name, professor’s name, and date at the top left-hand corner of the first page.
Number your pages.
Follow the MLA protocol.
There is no penalty for going beyond 8 pages.
There is a penalty for essays that fall short of 6 full pages.
The file should be formatted as a Microsoft Word document.
Email submissions will not be accepted.
Late submissions will not be accepted.
PEER REVIEW GUIDELINES
Before you do each peer review, you should read the essay completely and thoroughly. Remember that you are not editing the essay for grammar and spellings. You are reviewing the content to provide feedback. Your assignment as a peer reviewer is to assess the efficacy of the essay as a researched argument.
The below rubric will help you complete the peer reviews. Please dont simply answer yes/no to the list of questions provided. The questions are meant to serve as a spark for your critical reading of the peer essay.
PEER REVIEW RUBRIC
Content/Development
Does the introduction provide a clear thesis that is precise, relevant to a chosen primary text, and debatable?
Does the paper use credible research sources, including peer review articles?
Does the conclusion flow from a cohesive and well-supported argument?
Has the writer properly acknowledged sources by use of in-text citation?
Does the works-cited page contain at least eight secondary sources, and does the documentation adhere to MLA protocol?
Coherence/Arrangement/Clarity
Are the writers ideas presented in a logical way that guides readers through a consistent argument, paragraph by paragraph?
Does each paragraph have a topic sentence that is consistent with the main thesis statement? If the topic sentence of the paragraph is a distraction from the thesis, then you should suggest how the writer might revise the sentence to re-align the paragraph?
Do individual paragraphs seem arranged in a meaningful, coherent sequence?
Praise
You should quote a sentence or a claim that you think is particularly well-phrased or well supported, and then give your praise.
Suggestion
You should make at least one suggestion for improvement. Your feedback should be as precise and clear as possible.
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