Name ____________________________
Peer Review Sheet
Essay Checklist:
I reviewed _______________________________ʼs essay.
Does your partnerʼs essay have the following:" " " "
Yes Needs Work No
Interesting Title
Clear Topic
Five Paragraphs
Strong Hook
Clear Thesis Statement
Three Reasons
Concluding Paragraph
What is their essayʼs topic?
Write their thesis statement here:
What is the most interesting thing you learned from your partnerʼs paper?
What are two things that your partner did well?
List three things your partner needs to work on:
Name ____________________________
Peer Review Sheet
Essay Checklist:
I reviewed _______________________________ʼs essay.
Does your partnerʼs essay have the following:" " " "
Yes Needs Work No
Interesting Title
Clear Topic
Five Paragraphs
Strong Hook
Clear Thesis Statement
Three Reasons
Opposing Viewpoint
Concluding Paragraph
What is their essayʼs topic?
Write their thesis statement here:
What is the most interesting thing you learned from your partnerʼs paper?
What are two things that your partner did well?
List three things your partner needs to work on:
Name ____________________________
Personal Revision
Please complete the following items on your own paper:
Underline the thesis statement in the introduction and in the conclusion.
Number your paragraphs from one to five.
Circle the three reasons that support your opinion in your thesis statement.
Circle the three reasons in the body of your paper.
Underline your rebuttal or opposing viewpoint.
After youʼve had two people read your paper and offer feedback, you should edit
and revise your paper.
Is my thesis statement clear and easy to understand? _______Yes ______No
Does my introduction hook or grab my readerʼs attention? "_______Yes ______No
Is my thesis statement in my first paragraph? " " " _______Yes ______No
Do my sentences vary in length?" " " " " _______Yes ______No
Are all my sentences complete?" " " " " _______Yes ______No
Have I avoided run-on sentences?" " " " _______Yes ______No
Does each paragraph have a topic sentence?" " " _______Yes ______No
Have I replaced unnecessary and repetitious words?" " _______Yes ______No
Have I followed my essay organizer?" " " " _______Yes ______No
Have I used a dictionary to correct all errors?" " " _______Yes ______No
Have I used a thesaurus to replace overused words?" " _______Yes ______No
Is the conclusion effective and interesting? " " " _______Yes ______No
Did I restate my thesis in the conclusion?" " " _______Yes ______No
Is there a call to action in your conclusion?" " " _______Yes ______No
Have I read my paper out loud?" " " " " _______Yes ______No
Name ____________________________
Three things I did really well in my paper were:
1.
2.
3.
Three things I need to improve on are:
1.
2.
3.
Right now, I have earned a/an ______________on my paper.
After I revise my paper, I will have earned a/an _____________on my paper.
Please make a clean copy of your paper for tomorrowʼs peer review.
Donʼt forget to double-space!
Also, have a parent review your clean copy and fill out the revision letter
questions.