Exploratory Paper Review form:

Use this form to peer review all essays:

Instructions: Copy and paste this review form into your reply to the writer's exploratory paper.   Use these questions as a guide, but feel free to add any additional comments which might be helpful to the writer.

1) Review the essay question the writer has chosen.  In your opinion, does the writer include some good information in the paper that could be used in the essay?  Explain.

2) Does the paper point to a possible thesis? What might you come up with if you had to formulate a working thesis based on the information in the paper?:

3) What specific evidence does the writer provide in this paper that could be explored in more depth in a full length paper?  Does the writer explicitly show how this evidence supports his/her view links to the essay option chosen? 

4) Is there additional evidence which the writer has missed?

5) What's the most interesting idea in the paper?

6) Make some suggestions for the writer.

Review Record:

Copy and paste the form below into your word processing program.  Fill it out and include with each essay packet you submit.  Please respond thoughtfully!

Peer Review Record

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Date:____________________________

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I completed reviews for the following students:

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The most difficult part of completing these reviews was:

The follow students completed reviews for me:

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The most helpful feedback I received was:

The most significant learning benefit from this particular review process was: