Peer Review Guidelines

Peer Review Guidelines

1. Move into your PR groups. Determine what paper will be read and discussed in what order. Budget 15 minutes per person and no more.

2. The readers all read the paper.

3. Give written feedback that offers specific praise and criticism based on whether or not the essay meets the assignment.

4. Put your name on this feedback and give it to the writer.

5. Keep your written feedback and staple it to your final draft.

Writing Feedback Directions 

1. Open with a general statement about the essay's relationship to the assignment. Be clear about which parts fulfill the assignment and which parts need improvement. When you make a specific, concrete suggestion for improvement, try couching it in a qualifier: "You might try..." or "Why don't you add..." or "Another way of writing the lead might be..."

2. Present comments so the writer knows which problems with text are most important and which are of lesser importance.

3. Pose at least two questions that ask for clarification or that seek other possible views or more information on the subject.

Attach written suggestions from your peers to your final drafts for full peer review credit.