Peer Evaluation – American Author Research

Name of Reader: _________________________________ Pd. ______

I am reading _________________________ ‘s paper. His/her American author is ___________________________________.

Content1. Paper Format

Does the paper follow the proper multi-paragraph format?- Introduction ______ yes ______ no- Three Body Paragraphs _____ yes _____ no- Conclusion ______ yes _____ no

2. Sentences - How many sentences does the introduction have? _______- Does it fulfill the requirement of 5-7 sentences? ________- How many sentences does body paragraph #1 have? _______- How many sentences does body paragraph #2 have? _______- How many sentences does body paragraph #3 have? _______- Do the 3 body paragraphs fill the requirement of 5-7 sentences? ______

3. Introduction- Does the introduction provide background information about the author? ______- Give at least two examples of background information that the writer has

provided. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

- Can you give the writer any suggestions for their introduction?

4. Write the thesis statement of the writer: __________________________________________________________________________________________________.

- Is the thesis statement clear and specific? ___________- Does the thesis statement contain the name of author and themes? __________

5. Write the topic sentence of each body paragraph.

- Body #1

- Body #2

- Body #3

6. Quotes

- Are the three required quotes found in the paper? ________

7. Parenthetical Citations- Has the writer used parenthetical citations throughout his/her paper?

___________

8. Conclusion

- Does the conclusion reiterate or restate the thesis statement? ________- Write the sentence that satisfies this requirement.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

- Write one suggestion for the writer regarding their concluding paragraph.- _________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

9. Mechanics

- Does the writer use capitalization correctly? __________- Write down any words that have been or may have been misspelled. Pay

particular attention to proper names. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

- Are all sentences complete, or are there run-on sentences and sentence fragments? Write any incomplete or awkward sentences that you find. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

- Has the writer used commas and other punctuation correctly? Write any punctuation errors that you find. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

- Has the writer used first person in this paper? _________ If so, how can this be changed? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

- Is or does the paper: (yes or no)_________ double spaced?_________ use Times New Roman, 12 pt. font?_________ use formal tone? (no first person)_________ contain transitions between paragraphs?_________ contain at least 3 quotes?_________ contain 4 sources and use at least one primary source?_________ maintain present verb tense?_________ avoid using contractions?_________ contain numerous spelling errors?

10. Works Cited

- Does the paper contain a Works Cited page? __________- Are there at least 4 sources listed? __________- Does the writer follow MLA format for their sources? _________ If not, please

discuss this with your partner! Where can they find the correct format? - Are the sources alphabetized according to author, or if no author, according to

name of source? ________

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