Five-paragraph PEER EDIT Your
Name_____________________ Per__
THEME Comparison Essay Writer’s
Name________________________
Circle
one: YES or
NO. Ask the writer if they will allow you to write comments on their paper?
I. Paragraph One:
A. Attention-getter:
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B. Transition to central idea:
___________________________________________________________________________
C. Circle one: YES or NO. Did they list the author’s names
and book titles (underlined)?
D. Central idea, as described: ___________________________________________________________________________
E. Thesis:
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F. YES or NO. Did the
attention-getter grab your attention? Suggest a better hook, written below.
G. YES or NO. Did the author clearly state their thesis? If
no, write how they might have stated it more clearly
H. YES or NO. Did the author clearly preview the list of
themes they plan to discuss in the following three body paragraphs? If no,
write what they need to have listed as the last sentence of their introductory
paragraph.
II. Paragraph Two:
A. List the topic sentence of this paragraph; it should be the
first item from their preview list and the first sentence in this paragraph. If
it cannot be found, suggest a topic sentence to help the writer better organize
the main idea of their first body paragraph.
B.
YES
or NO. Did the author give two examples FROM EACH BOOK
to support this theme? List another general example to help them.
C.
YES
or NO. Are the examples clearly described?
D.
YES
or NO. Do the themes show a clear correlation and similarity to one another to
best educate readers of the author’s central idea? How might the author improve
in this area?
III. Paragraph Three:
A. List the topic sentence of this paragraph; it should be the
second item from their preview list and the first sentence in this paragraph.
If it cannot be found, suggest a topic sentence to help the writer better
organize the main idea of their second body paragraph.
B.
YES
or NO. Did the author give two examples FROM EACH BOOK
to support this theme? List another general example to help them.
C.
YES
or NO. Are the examples clearly described?
D.
YES
or NO. Do the themes show a clear correlation and similarity to one another to
best educate readers of the author’s central idea? How might the author improve
in this area?
IV. Paragraph Four:
A. List the topic sentence of this paragraph; it should be the
third and final item from their preview list and the first sentence in this
paragraph. If it cannot be found, suggest a topic sentence to help the writer
better organize the main idea of their third body paragraph.
B.
YES
or NO. Did the author give two examples FROM EACH BOOK
to support this theme? List another general example to help them.
C.
YES
or NO. Are the examples clearly described?
D.
YES
or NO. Do the themes show a clear correlation and similarity to one another to
best educate readers of the author’s central idea? How might the author improve
in this area?
V. Paragraph Five:
A. YES or NO. Did the author clearly RESTATE their thesis
using different words that mean the same thing? If no, write how they might
have stated it more clearly and rephrased it to remind the reader what they
should now know after having been education about these three theme
similarities.
B. YES or
NO. Did the author clearly REVIEW all of the items they discussed in the
previous paragraphs? If no, write how they might have stated it more clearly
C. YES or NO. Did the author leave the reader with a new thought to
ponder after having read all the proof in such an essay? If no, please list a
suggestion.
VI. Other requirements (circle one):
A. Yes No Were all of the sentences at
least 12 words in length?
B. Yes No Did the author use the same
tense for the entire paper?
C. Yes No Was the essay written in third
person (no I or you or we or editorializing of any sort)?
D. Yes No Were commas used correctly to
illustrate the author’s point?
E. Yes No Overall grammar was well articulated
and effective in stating the author’s point.
F. Yes No Were each of the statements
written in a way that not only suggested the author’s evidence, but also began
a THOROUGH explanation in the same sentence?
G. Yes No Was the essay 1.5 to 2 pages in
length?
H. Yes No Did the essay include at least two
references to the text, FOR EACH BOOK, for each reference to the book,
for each body paragraph (citations and quotations can be added for the final
draft, later)?
I. Further suggestions: