Outline+Peer+Critique


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Outline Peer Critique** Answer the following questions to improve your peer's essay. To make productive comments, you must be concrete – i.e., refer to specific passages in the paper and in the literary texts – and you must suggest changes. The questions following each number are meant to prime your thinking; do not answer any question yes/no. Make recommendations for how to improve each element. Remember our credo: //If you can't say something critical, don't say anything at all.//

1. **Thesis**: Which theme topic do you think it tries to answer?

Does it answer all parts of the question presented by the theme topic?

Does it introduce the three body paragraphs?

Is it clearly stated and **argumentative**? How can you make it more interesting or complete?

2. **Topic sentences**: Is each one narrow and argumentative? Does it relate back to the thesis?

3. **Supporting arguments and textual support**: Does each body paragraph have at least two different main points?

Are each of the main points supported by examples and quotes? Can you think of //better// examples or quotes to prove their points?

4. **Overall**: Would the paper be persuasive? Too obvious? Make at least one global criticism.