Purpose
This is a chance to practice giving and receiving feedback, as well as an opportunity to revise your draft in response to peer feedback.
Objectives
- Provide constructive peer review evaluation.
- Use peer feedback to identify potential revisions in your paper draft.
Process
Follow these steps in groups of two or more:
- Group members will address the questions in the Peer Feedback Guide. (You can make a copy of this Google doc to take notes in)
- Group members will share their feedback with the author, using the SPARK feedback principles. The author takes notes on the comments. The author can ask any follow-up questions about the feedback.
- Repeat the review process with the next author.
Peer Feedback Guide
Question |
Things to consider in your feedback |
Does the introduction prepare the reader for the ideas that are discussed in the paper? |
- Was the introduction too broad? Too narrow?
- What were the main ideas presented in the paper (that the author could address in the introduction)?
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Does the author include a thesis statement (that explains what the paper will be about)? |
- Underline the claim or thesis. Paraphrase the statement.
- Is there too much detail? If so, what seems unnecessary?
- Is there too little information? If so, what else do you need to know?
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Is the paper well-organized? |
- Did the ideas flow in a way that made sense? What could be different?
- Did the order of the paragraphs make sense? What could be different?
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Are the moves in the argument backed by appropriate evidence? |
- What are the major moves in this argument?
- What kind of evidence does the author provide for each move?
- Is the evidence explained and unpacked in ways that make their significance clear?
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Overall, was the writing clear and coherent? |
- Was it easy to follow what the author was trying to convey? Put a star beside a section you felt was clear and easy to understand.
- Circle 1-2 sections where you had difficulty understanding what the author was trying to convey. Tell what is unclear and what might make it clearer.
- Are the paragraphs coherent? Circle or underline any sentences that do not fit into their paragraphs.
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What are the take-aways from this paper? |
- Does the conclusion prompt you to think about that? Does the conclusion stray from the rest of the paper?
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