English 12 Investigative Research Paper

Peer Edit 2017

PEER EDITOR:
WRITER:
Please COMPLETE the following steps ALONG WITH MAKING COMMENTS (Use
Editing Feature) ON GOOGLE DOCS to receive Peer Editing Points.

(1) LOOK OVER PAPER. Does the Writer include:

__9___ Works Cited Page with Correct MLA Format (Check Google Classroom Tips
or OWL) Make Sure it is Alphabetized by first letter--Author or Article. Flush left first
line/second line tabbed once (must do this manually).
__The debate on college ___ Title on First Textual Page (No other Information because
of Title Page.)
_____ MLA Page Formatting (Name and rolling page number in upper right hand
corner.)
_____ Five to Seven Pages of Text (Must be a FULL 5 Pages at least)
(2) READ Paper. (No marking. Allow the Paper to speak to you. Just Read!)
Two Comments:
(1)Add some citations
(2)

(3) HIGHLIGHT IN RED any Mechanics Problems. (Do the best you can!)
Comment on Mechanics:___Great ___Good ___Few Prob ____Lots of Prob
Biggest Problem: ____RunOn ___Frag ___Sp ___Wording____Commas

(4) CHECK THESIS.

Highlight Thesis
Is it One Sentence? ___ Yes ____ No
Does it State Main Idea of Paper? ___ Yes ____ No
Is it too Opinionated? (Remember, it should Explore Topic Not Rant!)___No ___Yes
Suggestions for Thesis: ____ Great ___ Okay but could be Better ____ Needs Work
(1)
(2)

(5) CHECK TOPIC SENTENCES:

Is there a Topic Sentence for Each Paragraph? in Paper____ Yes ____ No
Do They have some Thread from the Thesis? ____ Yes ____ No
Suggestions on Topic Sentences: ____All Great ____ Some Okay ____None
(1)
(2)

(6) CHECK OPENING:

Explain Attention Grabber: ____ Great ____Okay but could be Better ___Needs Work
What was used? ____ Statistics ____ Story ____ Questions ____Other
(7) CHECK HISTORY (CAUSE): ____Great ___Okay but could be Better __ Needs Work
Does it Explain How Topic Began? ___ Yes ____ No
Does it Detail Who was Involved in its Beginnings? _____ Yes _____No
Does it Provide When? Where? ____ Yes ___ No
Do you now Understand the Topics History? ____Definitely ___ Sort of ____ No

(8) CHECK PROGRESSION (EFFECT):__Great __Okay but could be Better

__Needs Work
Does it Explain the Topics Development in History? ____ Yes ___ No
Does it Detail Those involved as Time Progresses? ____ Yes ___ No
Does it Discuss Negative or Positive Changes? ____ Yes ____ No

(9) CHECK PROBLEM:____Great ___Okay but could be Better __ Needs Work

Does it Discuss Topics Present Concerns? ___ Yes ___ No
Does it Discuss Who is Involved with These Concerns? ___ Yes ___ No
Does it Discuss its Pros? ____ Yes ____ No
Does it Discuss its Cons? ____Yes ____ No

(10) CHECK SOLUTIONS:____Great ___Okay but could be Better __ Needs Work

How many does Paper Discuss? ___ One ___ Two ____ Three ____ Four

(11) CHECK CONCLUSION:____Great ___Okay but could be Better __ Needs Work

Does it Wrap Up Paper Points? _____ Yes ____ No
Does it refer back to Thesis? ____ Yes _____ No
Does it provide Futuristic View of Topic? ____ Yes ____ No
Does it provide Food for Thought? ___ Yes ___ No

(8) CHECK Parenthetical Citations.

_____ Authors Last Name ________ Article Name _______ Other ________
_____ Total Number Parenthetical (Minimum 9)
_____ How Many Sources? (ALL CITED ON Works Cited Page Used=Minimum 9)

(9) OVERALL SUGGESTIONS OF PAPER:

(1)Just some minor errors like text size and font size
(2)More citations also maybe

~ Remember to use the EDITING Suggesting function in Google Docs (found in Upper right
hand corner) AND complete this form. Both are necessary to earn peer editing points! Be
thorough! Help your peer! You are the last stop before a teacher grades the essay. Getting
more than one peer edit is highly suggested:)