Is there a clearly stated thesis? If yes, what is it?
Does the essay show insight and in-depth understanding of issues?
What is the evidence provided to support the main claim?
Rhetorical Sophistication
Does the writer communicate purpose with sophistication?
Does the essay address the assignment?
Is the title appealing? Why or why not?
What parts need more explanation or are not clear to you?
Organization:
Is there paragraph structure that consistently and effectively supports the content?
Is the essay clearly and logically structured with effective transitions?
Use of language:
Is the writing clear, effective and engaging?
Do errors in language affect the writer’s communicative purpose?
MLA format:
Is the paper presented in the correct format?
Edit the paper you are peer reviewing and add notes directly (use a different color to indicate your changes)
General Revision Ideas
Theme-- a message (about life, society, or human nature). “Themes often explore timesless and universal ideas and are almost always implied rather than stated explicitly.” (wikipedia).
Examples of a general theme could be “loss of innocence” or “self-revelation”
Examples of specific themes (for Antigone)?
Does the play preach? Or reveal?
MLA format-- in text citations and Works Cited; Title and personal information Antigone by Sophocles
(Sophocles Act I. 1-4).
Avoid plagiarism: If you use outside sources to help understand the play, do not take direct language w/o citing.
Combine short, choppy sentences […...]
Avoid repetition (words and phrases); don't need to “sum up” what you have already said
Paragraphs-- multiple paragraphs needed to introduce, separate main ideas and conclude
Thesis statement should be specific and address the option that you chose to write about
Critical thinking:
- Is there a clearly stated thesis? If yes, what is it?
- Does the essay show insight and in-depth understanding of issues?
- What is the evidence provided to support the main claim?
Rhetorical Sophistication- Does the writer communicate purpose with sophistication?
- Does the essay address the assignment?
- Is the title appealing? Why or why not?
- What parts need more explanation or are not clear to you?
Organization:- Is there paragraph structure that consistently and effectively supports the content?
- Is the essay clearly and logically structured with effective transitions?
Use of language:- Is the writing clear, effective and engaging?
- Do errors in language affect the writer’s communicative purpose?
MLA format:Edit the paper you are peer reviewing and add notes directly (use a different color to indicate your changes)
General Revision Ideas
Theme-- a message (about life, society, or human nature). “Themes often explore timesless and universal ideas and are almost always implied rather than stated explicitly.” (wikipedia).
Examples of a general theme could be “loss of innocence” or “self-revelation”
Examples of specific themes (for Antigone)?
Does the play preach? Or reveal?
MLA format-- in text citations and Works Cited; Title and personal information
Antigone by Sophocles
(Sophocles Act I. 1-4).
Avoid plagiarism: If you use outside sources to help understand the play, do not take direct language w/o citing.
Combine short, choppy sentences […...]
Avoid repetition (words and phrases); don't need to “sum up” what you have already said
Paragraphs-- multiple paragraphs needed to introduce, separate main ideas and conclude
Thesis statement should be specific and address the option that you chose to write about