Week 14: Discussion – Peer Review Peer Review Purpose: To give and receive peer feedback Write a rough draft of your final essay. This draft needs to be complete as possible. It should include a title page and reference page. Submit your rough draft by Wednesday.
You must submit your draft on time in order to participate in the peer review process. You will be providing feedback to each of your group members. Download a copy of each peer’s draft. Open your peer’s draft and provide feedback by inserting comments into their document. You must return your feedback by Sunday of this academic week for credit.
Use these guidelines to provide feedback for your peers: How does the author engage readers in the introduction? In other words, how do they hook their readers? Find the thesis of the paper: how might the author make this more vivid? How could the author get the reader to more strongly identify with the thesis? How does the author connect with you, the reader? Did it feel like there were any gaps in the narrative, or important details were missing? If so, how might the author address these issues in a revised draft?
Find the meaning: How does the author indicate the importance of the issue? Is this reason clear and compelling? How does the author discuss the context of the issue? What suggestions and/or questions do you have? Do you see obvious APA errors? Are there obvious spelling, grammar, or mechanical errors? Do you see any evidence of plagiarism? What was your favorite part of the essay? Please be specific in this response.
When you are finished reviewing the two drafts, upload them to the discussion board thread where the original draft was posted. Once you receive feedback from your peers, download the document and review the suggestions provided by your peers. Then, begin revising your own essay.
