Peer Review Form

Be constructive in your comments. The purpose of this review is to help the writer improve his/her paper. Be clear; provide examples, and useful advice. Cite specifically what is good and effective; and what is not. Make suggestions that will improve the paper. The reviewer will be graded on the quality of his/her review. Make use of your précis writing skills in analyzing the work of your classmate.

In each section, comment on any grammatical/spelling errors or problems with structure that you believe should be corrected. If you think the order of ideas or the flow of thought could be improved if re-arranged, say so. Be succinct but don't use unhelpful or empty language ("This was good and I thought it was effective." -- rather -- "This was effective because..").

Main Thesis/Argument/Hypothesis: Is it well stated? Do you understand it? If not, explain why. Has the author done a good job of telling the reader about the main points in the paper? Specifically state what needs to be done to improve it.

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Review of Literature/Presentation of Evidence: Does this seem to cover all that's needed to address the question of the paper? Are the points well made? Does the author provide his/her interpretation of the literature reviewed here or simply restate the authors' points? Doe he/she relate it directly to the argument of the paper?

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Conclusion/Summation: Has the author done justice to the hypothesis of the paper? Is the conclusion supported by the review of the literature and/or presentation of the evidence? What more needs to be done?

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