Peer-Editing Guide

(TESOL Worksheets--Research Essay for English for Academic Purposes Students)
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[Use for English for Academic Purposes class, or other high level class.  The idea is to give some sort of structure or guideline for a peer-editing process.]

Peer Editing Guide

Over-all Structure

  1.       Is the essay divided into paragraphs?

Yes____          No ____

  2.       Does the essay have an introduction?

              Yes _____        No_____

  3.      Does the essay have a conclusion?

Yes_____        No_____

  4.      How many body paragraphs does the essay have? ____

Introduction:

  5.      What is the thesis?

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

6.               What is the essay map?

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

  7.      Do all the points in the essay map support the thesis?

Yes_____     No _______

If no, try and help your  partner by suggesting either a new thesis or a new essay map.

            If Yes, does the essay map accurately reflect the structure of the body paragraphs?

            Yes______    No_______

            [If no, try and write an essay map that more accurately reflects the structure of your partner’s essay here:

_____________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________]

  8.       Does the introduction open with a general statement?

            Yes_________                                    No _______

            [If no, try and write a general statement that your partner can use:

            ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  9.       Does the introduction move from a general first sentence to a narrow focus?

Yes _____                               No_____

[If no, think about how you can help your partner re-organize their essay.]

  10.  Underline any sentences whose meaning you don’t understand.  (If you cannot understand the meaning of these sentences, there is a high likelihood your teacher will not be able to understand them either.)  Later you will go through and help your partner re-write these sentences so that you can understand their meaning.

  11.   Circle any sentences that do not belong in the introduction.

Paragraph 1

  12.   What is the topic sentence for this paragraph?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  13.  Do all the sentences in the paragraph relate back to the topic sentence?

Yes______                              No___

[Every sentence in a paragraph should be directly related to the topic sentence.  If no, circle all the sentences that are un-related.]

  14.   Underline any sentences that you don’t understand.  You will discuss these sentences with your partner later.

Paragraph 2

  15.   What is the topic sentence for this paragraph?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  16.  Do all the sentences in the paragraph relate back to the topic sentence?

Yes______                              No___

[Every sentence in a paragraph should be directly related to the topic sentence.  If no, circle all the sentences that are un-related.]

  17.   Underline any sentences that you don’t understand.  You will discuss these sentences with your partner later.

Paragraph 3

  18.   What is the topic sentence for this paragraph?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  19.  Do all the sentences in the paragraph relate back to the topic sentence?

Yes______                              No___

[Every sentence in a paragraph should be directly related to the topic sentence.  If no, circle all the sentences that are un-related.]

  20.   Underline any sentences that you don’t understand.  You will discuss these sentences with your partner later.

(If your partner has more than 3 body paragraphs, repeat the same process here.)

Conclusion

  21.   Does the conclusion accurately sum-up the body paragraphs?

Yes_______                No____

(If no, think about how you can help your partner re-write their conclusion.)

  22.   Is there any new information introduced in the conclusion?

Yes_____                    No_____

(If yes, think about how you can help your partner move some of this new information into their body paragraphs.)

  23.  Underline any sentences you don’t understand.  Circle any sentences you think should be moved.

Grammar:

If you see any obvious grammar problems in your partner’s essay, write them down here.

Original sentence	Should be

            (Write more on the back if you need more room.  You can check these sentences with your teacher later.)