Name: ___________________________________________________

REFLECTIVE CHECKLIST

Prior to submission, examine your whole position paper. To ensure accuracy of work, ask some peers to
read your work then let them fill out the checklist below.

Features of the Position Paper YES NO Needs Revision

 The introduction covers the central issue,
position and thesis statement.
 The summary of counterclaims briefly
expresses the claims made by those who
opposed the paper’s stand in the issue.
 Each paragraph that contains the writer’s
claim have adequate evidence to present a
convincing argument.
 The conclusion presents the summary of
claims made in the body and strongly ends
with the restatement of the thesis.
 Adequate transitions are used to make sure
that each paragraph and ideas in the
sentences are connected and organized.
 The language used in the piece can be easily
understood by the intended audience of the
work.
 The position paper is free of grammatical
errors and all sources have been listed in
the reference list.

___________________________ ___________________________
Name & Signature of Peer 1 Name & Signature of Peer 2

Name: ___________________________________________________
REFLECTIVE CHECKLIST
Prior to submission, examine your whole position paper. To ensure accuracy of work, ask some peers to
read your work then let them fill out the checklist below.

Features of the Position Paper YES NO Needs Revision

 The introduction covers the central issue,
position and thesis statement.
 The summary of counterclaims briefly
expresses the claims made by those who
opposed the paper’s stand in the issue.
 Each paragraph that contains the writer’s
claim have adequate evidence to present a
convincing argument.
 The conclusion presents the summary of
claims made in the body and strongly ends
with the restatement of the thesis.
 Adequate transitions are used to make sure
that each paragraph and ideas in the
sentences are connected and organized.
 The language used in the piece can be easily
understood by the intended audience of the
work.
 The position paper is free of grammatical
errors and all sources have been listed in the
reference list.

___________________________ ___________________________
Name & Signature of Peer 1 Name & Signature of Peer 2