Peer+Review

Submitting your writing for peer review is very crucial to ensure successful writing. When submitting for review, it is best to ask a colleague who is taking the course with you to go over your work. This way, if your paper is off topic, your colleague will be able to inform you. Your colleague will also be able to help you add and remove information from your work. When submitting your work for peer review, be sure to provide him or her adequate time to conduct the review. Once they are done reviewing, listen very carefully to their comments and take notes. Clarify anything the reader found hard to follow and take not of that. Also be sure to ask your colleague on what areas they feel you should elaborate on, and what areas your writing may begin to sound like rambling. If possible, submit your work to more than one colleague and try to submit a revised draft for more feedback.

If you are conducting a peer review for a colleague, it is very helpful to create a peer review sheet or a scoring rubric. Reference the writing prompt the instructor provided you as well as the reading materials and other relevant resources. Formulate questions which not only assess the writers understanding of the topic, but his or her writing ability as well.

Below are the types of questions you may want to ask yourself:

1. Is there a well written generative statement? 2. Is the introduction thought provoking and interesting? 3. Does the writer demonstrate a clear understanding of the topic? 4. Does the writer propose a clear argument? 5. Does the writer reference the generative statement in the body of the paper? 6. Is there a clear instrumental value to the writers case?
 * In regards to the assignment topic:**

1. Is the paper well written? 2. Are there any grammatical errors? 3. Are there any mechanical errors? 4. Is the paper cited correctly?
 * In regards to the composition:**

By Kiran Kaur