Spend 30 minutes reviewing your classmate's paper according to the following guidelines. Instead of worrying about spelling and grammatical errors in the paper, explain which parts of the paper are unclear to you and which parts convey a clear message. Please give your classmate's paper the same consideration that you would like your own paper to receive.
Topic—What is your classmate's topic? Write the thesis statement in your own words.
Organization—How has your classmate organized this paper? Write a brief outline of the paper. Write any questions you might have about organization or suggestions for rearranging these ideas. Consider whether your classmate uses the block-by-block or point-by-point method for this comparison.
Choice of evidence—Consider the evidence your classmate has used (quotations and paraphrases from the three selected articles). Point any statements that need more evidence. Also, point out any quotations that do not contribute to the argument.
Use of evidence—Consider how your classmate has woven the quotations and paraphrases into her or his own argument. Indicate any introductory or analytical statements that do not link up clearly with the quotation or paraphrase they address. Suggest ways to improve the continuity between your classmate's ideas and those of the writers of the selected articles.
Introduction and Conclusion—Does the introduction give you a clear idea of where the paper is going? Is there a clear thesis statement in the introduction? Does the conclusion in some way refer back to the overall paper while also offering a clear end-point to the argument? Suggest improvements to these two parts of the paper.
Overall—Do you have a clear idea of what makes the three articles different from each other? If not, how can your classmate make this point clearer?
Questions—Write three questions about the topic in response to your classmate's paper.