RESEARCH PAPER PEER EVALUATION

							                        RESEARCH PAPER PEER EVALUATION

Name of Paper’s Author:__________________ Reviewer’s Name:________________________

Title of the Paper:__________________________________________________________________

Directions: Each student is required to participate in a peer review as both a reviewer and as an author.
Please read the paper you have been assigned carefully and critically. Please answer the questions
below, check and correct the spelling and grammar as you read. Remember that you can be critical
without being cruel.

I. BASIC REQUIREMENTS
       A) Typed Minimum: _________ total words                                      Y/   N
       B) Typed:     Double Spaced (Times New Roman)                                Y/   N
       C) Margins: One inch on all sides                                            Y/   N
       D) Was the standard heading used:                                            Y/   N
          Example: Tim Burrr
                     Ms. Wilus, p. 3
                     American Cultures 11, 5.0
                     18 February, 2010

II. INTRODUCTION AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE                                 EXCEL/ GOOD/ FAIR/ POOR
       A) Does the introduction paragraph give one a clear idea of the paper?     Y / N 4-3-2-1
       B) Is the thesis statement clear? ... Underlined?                          Y / N 4-3-2-1
       C) Does the paper follow the thesis without going off on tangents?         Y / N 4-3-2-1
       D) Does the paper clearly prove what was stated in the thesis?             Y / N 4-3-2-1

III. MECHANICS
      A) Are the paragraphs well organized and readable?                        Y / N 4-3-2-1
      B) Are the transitions well written?                                      Y / N 4-3-2-1
      C) Does the paper make sense to the reader?                               Y / N 4-3-2-1
        If you answered “No” to the above question identify with the page and line number the
        problem areas...
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      D) Did the writer present the material in his/her own words?              Y/N
        If you answered “No” to the above question identify with the page and line number the
        areas of the paper you are questioning...
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       E) Is the paper free of spelling mistakes?                                   Y/N
         If the above answer is “No” identify the mistakes in the paper.
       F) Is the paper free of grammar mistakes?                                    Y/N
         If the above answer is “No” identify the mistakes in the paper.
IV. DOCUMENTATION OF THE PAPER
     A) This paper is required to identify the source of all information used within the paper. Are all
       ideas, opinions, statistics and information used in the paper source cited?        Y/N
     B) Did the author use four different sources within the paper?               Y/N
     C) Is there an overuse of one source?                                        Y/N
       Identify the overused source:______________________________________
     D) Are all quotations documented?                                            Y/N
        Identify the quotation (s) that are not documented:____________________
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     E) Are all short quotations enclosed with quotation marks?                   Y/N
     F) Are all long quotations indented 10 spaces? (No quotation marks)          Y/N

V. CONCLUSION
A) Is there a clear and well constructed conclusion to the paper?                Y/N
B) Does the conclusion of the paper rest on the evidence presented in the paper? Y / N
C) Is the original thesis restated within the conclusion of the paper?           Y/N

VI. WORK CITED PAGE
Using your North Penn English Guide check the format of the work cited page.
A) Is the works cited page a separate page?                                       Y/N
B) Are the works cited listed alphabetically by the authors last name?            Y/N
C) Are any of the sources primary sources? (Identified with *)                    Y/N

VII. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
 Do you have any additional comments regarding this paper? If so, please comment here...
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