Peer Review Worksheet

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Assignment by Rachel Marks, Bedford New Scholar 2022. 

This assignment that works is a worksheet used for in-class peer review sessions. For this, students bring in their rough drafts, swap papers with a partner, and give each other feedback while they are together and can collaborate. However, when I first did peer review in class, there wasn't enough structure—students didn’t know how to respond to their peer’s papers, so they would either comment on sentence-level errors or make generic comments like “good job” or “interesting topic.” They now complete a peer review worksheet which is based on the rubric for their major papers. For each section of the rubric, students say whether their peers completed that component, what they did well, and what they can improve upon or clarify. At the end, they give summative end comments with overall impressions of the paper and questions for their peers. This not only helps students focus on the goals of the assignment and the most pertinent parts of the paper when giving feedback, but also helps them review the requirements of the assignment for themselves. Lastly, since I base my feedback on the rubric, this peer review worksheet helps students give their peers feedback in a similar way. 

Task 1: Research Proposal - Peer Review Worksheet

Your Name ______________________________ Writer’s Name ____________________________

Criteria	Description	Does the writer fulfill this criterion in their paper? (Yes/No/Partially)	What do you think the strengths were of this component or aspect of the paper (what did the writer do well)?	What aspects of this criterion do you think could be improved upon or clarified?
Introduction to Research Site	Introduces their research site to the audience, providing a thorough explanation of this site, including their access to and role in this research site.
Research Question and Framework for Analysis	Explains to the audience how they  plan to answer the research question “what is the role of writing and rhetoric in this research site?” Does this by connecting the research site to a course concept, or framework for analysis.
Proposal of Methods	Proposes methods for continued research on this inquiry this semester. Explains how they will collect 4 pieces of primary research and discusses the reasoning behind each method. At least two of the proposed primary methods is textual analysis of a written genre or form of communication.
Use of Textual Support	Introduces research site by using information that is cited from some type of credible information source. Uses textual support from at least one article from course readings to summarize their framework and make connections to their research site.
Citations and formatting	All sources are properly cited in-text and on the works cited page in either MLA or APA formatting. Paper follows basic formatting guidelines (Double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font, heading on first page). Paper has an original title.

• End Comments: Use this space to emphasize some of your key takeaways after reading this paper, further explain anything you care to elaborate on, give any additional suggestions and ask any additional questions you have for the writer.