Your name: Alexis NortonAuthor’s name:FrancesArline
Peer Response Worksheet
Directions:This worksheet is to be completed during rough draft workshops. After reading and critiquing your
peer's essay, return your responses to the author. Be sure to keep any response sheets you receive and put
them in your folder to turn in with the final paper. Half of workshop credit depends on these responses.
First, read the draft completely and carefully. Then address the following questions:
1. Look for overall strengths first. What seems interesting or good about the draft? Give two specific
things you think the writer has done well.
1. Very well written. The sentences flowed very well together. Descriptive.
2. It was not boring, I was paying attention to what I was reading rather than zoning out.
2. What is the weakest part of the essay? Name two specific things you think are potentially problems.
(NOTE: Even if you cannot put a name to it, attempt to explain what seems “off” about the draft. For
example, “While I think your topic is great, when I read your sentences, they seem choppy—like they are
too short. Do you think you could combine some of them?”)
1. Maybe you should state your group affiliation early in the paper instead of at the end so the
reader gets an early clue to what the paper will ultimately be about.
2. ^ That is all.
3. Make one suggestion for the introduction and one suggestion for the conclusion.
Introduction: No suggestion, the descriptiveness is intriguing and it works.
Conclusion:Maybe you should make it a little longer and tie in all of the important elements in your
body paragraphs into the conclusion-but I liked the saying at the very end.
4. Is there any place where the author could/should address the opposing arguments more thoroughly?
Explain and make suggestions.
It may be helpful to the paper to state the other groups who view yours negatively and have different
opinions than yours on particular matters. Details.
