Op-Ed draft Peer Reviews

Name of Reviewer:                                                                                                                     

Name of Author:                                                                                                                        

Please answer each of these questions. Use the back to add any comments that do not seem to fit elsewhere. Bring two copies of your review sheets to class:  one for the author and one for me.

1.       Is the topic timely? If so, related to what?

 

2.       Does the writing reflect the expertise of the author? What is expertise?

 

3.       In your own words, what is the thesis of this essay?  Write it as a thesis statement so the writer knows if he or she was clear.

 

4.       What was the best thing about this essay?

 

5.       What was the weakest thing about this essay?

 

6.       What made you believe the thesis?

 

 

7.       What made you reluctant to believe the thesis?

 

 

8.       What adjectives would you use to describe the voice in this essay?

 

9.       What questions do you have for the writer?

 

 

10.   What concrete suggestions do you have for the writer?