Please consider the following points as you read the rough draft; check off and/or write comments to improve the assignment.

_____ Thesis statement:  Clear?  Does the author take a position?  Introduction creates interest?
 

_____ Specific details to support position:  Can the editor cite three specific details to support the author's position?
 

_____ Logical organization:  Easy flow of ideas from one point to the next?  Paragraphs arranged in a logical manor?
 

_____ Sentences varied as to form and length?
 

_____ Language/vocabulary appropriate?
 

_____ Spelling, punctuation, grammar used accurately?
 

_____ Conclusion:  Summary/point of emphasis relating back to the thesis statement?  No new arguments presented in the conclusion?
 

_____ Title:  Appropriate, needs improvement?
 

What did you like about this piece of writing?
 
 

What did you dislike about this piece?
 
 

What improvements can you suggest, especially to add to increased reader interest?
 
 

Other constructive comments?
 
 

Thank you for your careful consideration of your classmate's writing.

Source:  Sharon Hatton and Elizabeth Dick
                Kentucky Writing Program