Peer Review Assignment

Peer reviews should provide feedback to a peer on the criteria expected in the paper. The Feedback Form can be downloaded from the Appendices section of the course guide by clicking the link here. Follow these instructions:

For Online Students:

1. Choose a classmate's paper from the "Easy Drop off/Pick up Zone" discussion thread in the course shell.

2. Obtain the Peer Review Feedback Form from the course shell.

3. Comment on all criteria, noting strengths and / or areas for improvement on the feedback form.

4. Provide completed Peer Review Feedback Form by posting it to the same "Easy Drop off/Pick up Zone" discussion thread AND submitting it to the Peer Review Assignment link above.

For On-ground Students:

1. Receive a classmate's paper from your professor.
2. Obtain the Peer Review Feedback Form from the course shell.
3. Comment on all criteria, noting strengths and / or areas for improvement on the feedback form.
4. Provide completed Peer Review Feedback Form and classmate's paper as directed by your professor.

Note: On-ground students should submit the feedback form and paper to the professor during the class meeting in which the paper is reviewed; online students should submit the feedback form and paper to the professor via the "Easy Drop off/Pick up Zone" discussion thread and Peer Review Assignment link in the course shell.

As you read a classmate's paper, address these criteria:
• Identify the course, assignment, and date.

• Provide positive feedback, where appropriate, on the criteria.
• Identify areas for improvement, where appropriate, and recommend improvements.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Recognize the elements and correct use of a thesis statement.
• Recognize transitional words, phrases, and sentences.
• Identify effective sentence variety and word choice.
• Identify positive qualities and opportunities for improvement in writing samples.
• Analyze the rhetorical strategies of ethos, pathos, logos in writing samples and for incorporation into essays or presentations.
• Correct grammatical and stylistic errors consistent with Standard Written English
• Recognize how to organize ideas with transitional words, phrases, and sentences.