Peer Reviews
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Peer Editing Process: The 3Research Project
Reviewers name: _Rachel Stinson_______________
Paper author’s name: __Irene Cradduck_____________
Has the writer written a research paper . . .
[medium]
_x_that joins a conversation (where there is a controversy), that listens to others who have been talking about the topic (old and new docs & sources), and then posits a unique idea(s) in an effort to extend the discussion?
__Or, is the paper substantially a report (a "data-dump") of what others have said?
__Or, is it an extended opinion piece that gives no support for the writer's ideas?
__Or, is it merely plagiarized? (this item trumps everything else and results in an "F" in the course.
Comment:You did a great job of telling about the problem going on in China and then using your old documents to help with your ideas.
[opening & introduction]
_x_that contains an opening to the paper that hooks the reader and introduces the writer and his/her purpose for writing the essay? Is there a forecast of what the paper will contain?
Comment:Yes the writer tells her purpose for the essay and also does a good job of forecasting what the paper will contain.
[use of research question & thesis]
_x_where they employ their research question that then is answered in a thesis and set forward in the paper?
Comment:You did a very nice job of answer your research question and thesis throughout the whole paper.
[use of sources]
_x_where the writer introduce his/her sources, summarize, paraphrase, and/or quote them, and then provide a comment for each one that advances their thesis?Yes she used all her sources correctly and had plenty of them.
[paragraph construction]
_x_that contains an argument that flows--claim, support, result?
Comment:The paragrpahs flowed nicely together and were really cohesive.
[conclusion]
_x_that contains a conclusion that works to sum up or extend the ideas of the paper?
Comment:Your conclusion really did a great job of summing up the entire paper.
[works cited and in-text citations]
_x_that contains well integrated sources, a Works Cited page, and In-text citations conform to the MLA format?
Comment:The works cited page and your in-text citations are good and you had great in-text citations that really helped your paper.
[sentence-level rhetoric]
_x_where the writer has edited the paper carefully for grammatical and punctuation errors?
Comment:Your grammar is good and your whole paper was great!
Peer Editing Process: The 3Research Project
Reviewers name: __Rachel Stinson____________________
Paper author’s name: _Tori Sell_______________
Has the writer written a research paper . . .
[medium]
_x_that joins a conversation (where there is a controversy), that listens to others who have been talking about the topic (old and new docs & sources), and then posits a unique idea(s) in an effort to extend the discussion?
__Or, is the paper substantially a report (a "data-dump") of what others have said?
__Or, is it an extended opinion piece that gives no support for the writer's ideas?
__Or, is it merely plagiarized? (this item trumps everything else and results in an "F" in the course.
Comment:She stated the controversy and she also talked about the new and old documents in her paper.
[opening & introduction]
_x_that contains an opening to the paper that hooks the reader and introduces the writer and his/her purpose for writing the essay? Is there a forecast of what the paper will contain?
Comment:She has a great introduction that really catches the reader. She could have also been more specific what the forecast was.
[use of research question & thesis]
__where they employ their research question that then is answered in a thesis and set forward in the paper?
Comment:She stated the research question and answered the thesis but it could have been clearer.
[use of sources]
_x_where the writer introduce his/her sources, summarize, paraphrase, and/or quote them, and then provide a comment for each one that advances their thesis?
Comment: She does a good job of using sources in her paper.
[paragraph construction]
_x_that contains an argument that flows--claim, support, result?
Comment: Paper flows pretty well there are some spots that can be clearer though.
[conclusion]
_x_that contains a conclusion that works to sum up or extend the ideas of the paper?
Comment:She had a nice conclusion that summed everything up nicely.
[works cited and in-text citations]
__that contains well integrated sources, a Works Cited page, and In-text citations conform to the MLA format?
Comment: Didn’t have a work cited page but did have in-text citations.
[sentence-level rhetoric]
__where the writer has edited the paper carefully for grammatical and punctuation errors?
Comment: There were some grammatical and punctuation errors throughout the paper.
