Expository Essay Peer Editing Sheet

Name: ____________ Proofreader #1___________Proofreader #2 ___________

Directions: You wi ha!e two peers proofread your paper" Each peer must write his#her
name on the ines a$o!e" %he first peer answers the content &uestions' and the second
peer answers the grammar and short answer &uestions"
(ontent:
)ntroduction:
1" Did your peer incude the foowing:
______ a hoo*+
______ a sentence that expressed the significance of your topic+
______ a %hesis Statement ,with %-.EE points of discussion/
2" Did your peer indent the first ine of the paragraph+ _______
0" Did your peer write the thesis in parallel structure+ _______
1" Did the hoo* gra$ your attention+ ________
2" )s the paragraph the appropriate ength+ _________
3" Did your peer say 4) wi discuss " " " 5 or 4) hope you en6oy " " " 5 __________
7" )s the %hesis at the end of the paragraph+ __________
8irst 9ody Paragraph:
1" Did your peer incude the foowing:
_______ a %opic Sentence' restating the first point of discussion from the %hesis+
_______ four detais stating four facts a$out the topic of the paragraph+
_______ a (incher Sentence' restating the first point of discussion from the %hesis+
2" Did your peer incude at east two transitiona words+ _________
0" Did your peer incude six sentences+ __________
Second 9ody Paragraph:
1" Did your peer incude the foowing:
_______ a %opic Sentence' restating the second point of discussion from the %hesis+
_______ four detais stating four facts a$out the topic of the paragraph+
_______ a (incher Sentence' restating the second point of discussion from the %hesis+
2" Did your peer incude at east two transitiona words+ _________
0" Did your peer incude six sentences+ __________
%hird 9ody Paragraph:
1" Did your peer incude the foowing:
_______ a %opic Sentence' restating the third point of discussion from the %hesis+
_______ four detais stating four facts a$out the topic of the paragraph+
_______ a (incher Sentence' restating the third point of discussion from the %hesis+
2" Did your peer incude at east two transitiona words+ _________
0" Did your peer incude six sentences+ __________
(oncusion:
1" Does the concuding paragraph restate the foowing:
________ the hoo*+
________ the %hesis+
2" )s it free from new or irree!ant information+ _______
0" Does it ea!e the reader with something to thin* a$out+ _______
1" Did your peer say 4) hope you en6oyed " " " 5 or 4Now you *now a$out " " " 5 ___________
:rammar:
1" )s the essay free of speing mista*es+ )f not' ma*e the corrections" ________
2" )s the essay free of punctuation mista*es+ )f not' ma*e the corrections" ________
0" )s the essay free of contractions+ )f not' ma*e the corrections" __________
1" )s the essay free of num$ers+ )f not' change the num$ers to words" __________
2" )s the essay free of run;on sentences+ )f not' add punctuation" ________
3" )s the essay free of sentence fragments+ )f not' finish each sentence" _________
7" )s the essay free of any apostrophe mista*es+ )f not' correct them" __________
<" )s the essay free of a$$re!iations+ )f not' write out the words" ____________
=" )s the tite underined or &uoted+ )f so' correct it" __________
Short >nswer:
1" ?as the essay effecti!e+ Did it ade&uatey expain the topic+ )n what ways+
2" )n what ways coud the author ha!e expained himsef#hersef to you $etter+
0" >re there any areas where word choice coud ha!e $een impro!ed+ 8or exampe' did the
author use words i*e 4stuff5 and 4things5 or 4a ot5+ Suggest other' more inteectua' words"
1" )f you were grading this paper' what woud you gi!e it+
Pro!ide any more suggestions here: