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Peer Editing Checklist

Yay! Your essays are finished! Now, it’s time to share them with classmates. We’re going to use
almost the same checklist as you will for your final essay. Check each box to determine whether
or not your peer’s essay has each of the items listed.

Is/Does the essay...

in black Times New Roman font size 12?

double spaced?

have 9 proper in-text-citations, using either the author’s last name or the article title in
parentheses? If it’s the article title, is it in quotation marks?

have 6 paragraphs?
❏ Introduction
❏ Body paragraph
❏ Body paragraph
❏ Body paragraph
❏ Counterclaim
❏ Conclusion

have an intriguing hook as the first sentence?

have background information directly after the hook?

have a detailed thesis statement, which includes both what they are arguing for ​and
their reasonings?

follow the burger method for all of the body paragraphs (topic sentence, two pieces of
evidence, and a transition sentence)?

in third person, NOT first or second

use proper grammar, punctuation, and capitalization?

contain at least three words from their group’s vocabulary list?

If you didn’t check any boxes, please explain here:

Is there anything else the author should fix? Why?

What’s your favorite part of the essay?

Does the essay make you agree with the author’s viewpoint? Explain why or why not.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.5: With some guidance and E M PM NM

support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as
needed from planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a
new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have
been addressed.

When editing my paper, I will:

❏ Make at least two changes that were recommended by
a peer
❏ Change 1
❏ Change 2
❏ If no changes were recommended, I will see Ms.
Pomerleau for suggestions

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.8: Delineate and evaluate the E M PM NM

argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the
reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient;
recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.

When filling out the peer editing checklist, I will:

❏ Give feedback on one piece of evidence as to how it

relates to the argument at hand, and whether or not
this piece of evidence fits with the thesis.
❏ Give feedback on claims (topic sentences) from each
body paragraph, determining whether or not they
relate to the thesis and the evidence given.
❏ Feedback for claim 1
❏ Feedback for claim 2
❏ Feedback for claim 3

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❏ Comments on feedback are clearly written and legible
❏ Comments give specific feedback that is useful for the
essay, whether it is positive or negative