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10/28. Peer Critiques Commas. Peer Critiques. Ok to use first person, professionally. Note the major issues: NOT punctuation, grammar, etc. Be honest, but nice. Make sure your comments are specific. Ask questions.
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10/28 Peer Critiques Commas
Peer Critiques • Ok to use first person, professionally. • Note the major issues: NOT punctuation, grammar, etc. • Be honest, but nice. • Make sure your comments are specific. • Ask questions. • Make sure to note at least one thing done well and one thing that could be done better. • Remember, you always get the last say. Don’t just make changes because they were recommended.
Look For: Introduction • Do you see the essay title and author’s name stated? • Do you see audience and purpose? Are they accurate? • Do you see the thesis? Is it clear? Does it have two or three rhetorical choices that match the choices discussed in the rest of the draft?
Look For: Body Paragraphs • Is there a topic sentence? Does it match what the paragraph is actually about? • Do the quotes adequately represent the rhetorical choice? Are there too many quotes, or possibly not enough? • Is the majority of the paragraph dedicated to analysis? • Does the paragraph transition to the next paragraph? • Remember! There’s a difference between analysis and summary. Read closely.
Look For: Conclusion • Are audience, purpose, and rhetorical choices restated? • Do you see it answering the “so what” question? • Does it tie back well to the introduction? • Does it wrap up the paper well?
Peer Critiques • Use the guidelines of chapter 4b from St. Martin’s and compose a critique of your peers’ drafts (two). For each critique, you will introduce the draft, summarize its main points, assess and respond to the author’s presentation, and offer conclusions about the effectiveness of the draft. • As always: paragraphs! • 400 to 500 words.
We’ll Be Looking For… • You to thoroughly explore the quality and specificity of the draft. • You to support your critique with examples from the draft. • Authority. • An accurate evaluative statement about the overall effectiveness of the draft. • You to discuss the significance of the problems you see. • You to identify and critique the thesis statement. • And as always, overall tone and grammar.
For Next Class • Create an outline of your draft according to 4g from St. Martin’s. Make sure to answer the questions as well. • Read 4e through 4h from St. Martin’s.