INSTRUCTIONS
Skim over the following student essays, select one, read the paper carefully, and comment on the following 15 questions in an attached response (250 words or more), using MLA formatting. Be sure to number your responses, and give the kind of feedback you’d like to receive as a writer to help you most effectively and successfully write your own paper.
Summary:
- Does the summary of the issue provide an objective overview of the issue?
- Does it provide enough context for someone who is unfamiliar with the conversation to have a solid understanding of the issue?
- Does the first sentence invite the reader in effectively?
- What does the summary do especially well?
- What revisions would most improve the summary?
Four Viewpoints
- Does each viewpoint include a summary/overview?
- Does each viewpoint include the integration of sources?
- Are the sources set up and discussed effectively?
- Does each viewpoint also include an analysis, a discussion of implications, and/or a connection to the issue as a whole and other viewpoints?
- Is the discussion of the four viewpoints presented in an unbiased manner?
- What does this section of the paper do especially well?
- What revisions would most improve this section of the paper?
Personal Position
- Does your peer express his/her view of the issue effectively and clearly?
- What does this section of the paper do especially well?
- What revisions would most improve this section of the paper?
Essay Selection Options
Select one of the following essays for your student response (see attachments):
