Peer-Reviewer: _________________________________________

Author of paper: ________________________________________

Peer-Review of Application Final

DIRECTIONS: You are going to peer-review your partners narrative for plot elements and clarity (making
sure it makes sense). Do the three following things:
1. PART I: After you have carefully read your partners story, you are going to identify the plot
elements WITHOUT THEIR HELP!
2. PART II: Use the rubric below to grade the narrative by checking the box that applies.
3. PART III: Once you are finished, answer the questions at the bottom.
Climax

PART I:

Rising Action #3

Rising Action #2

Rising Action #1

EXPOSITION:

INCITING INCIDENT:

Setting:
Protagonist:
Conflict:

Part II: DIRECTIONS: Grade your partners narrative using this rubric. Check the box that applies. Be
honest (you dont need to do the falling action and resolution).

PLOT ELEMENTS

CRITERIA

(LT#14) I can
demonstrate
the elements
of a plot by
creating a
story about my
life. RL.9.5

5 points

3 points

1 point

Protagonist
Antagonist
Conflict
Exposition

Identifiable + Complex

Identifiable

Missing

Identifiable + Complex

Identifiable

Missing

Identifiable + Complex

Identifiable

Missing

Identifiable + Complex

Identifiable

Missing

Inciting Incident

Identifiable + Complex

Identifiable

Missing

Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action

Identifiable + Complex

Identifiable

Missing

Identifiable + Complex

Identifiable

Missing

Identifiable + Complex

Identifiable

Missing

Resolution

Identifiable + Complex

Identifiable

Missing

Engages and Orients

Engages OR orients

Neither engages nor

orients

Resolved in a
cohesive manner

Resolved

Unresolved

(LT#15) I can engage and orient the reader by writing an

exposition for my narrative. W.9.3a
(LT#13) I can resolve a conflict in a narrative by writing a
conclusion. W.9.3e

PART III: Answer the following questions about the story. Be as thorough and helpful as possible.
QUESTIONS
DIRECTIONS: Answer these questions about the story you read so
that the author can improve his or her writing

Response/Action Taken by
Author
DIRECTIONS: Describe how you
plan to improve or revise your piece
or your response

1. Rate how easy it was to tell who the protagonist: (1 being hard, 5 being super
easy)

1
2
3
4
5
2. In one sentence, describe the protagonist:
3. Based on the exposition that the author provided, did you
understand everything that was going on? List three questions that
you have for the author about the setting, characters or conflict.
4. Rate the suspense or tension in the rising action (1=boring and 5=highly
suspenseful)

5. Help the author think of another way or event that might create
suspense or tension. Write that here:
5. Describe how the climax shows how the conflict is either being
addressed or going to change:

6. Based on the ending, what are TWO ways that the story could end?
a.
b.
7. List two things that you think the author could improve on?
Looking for Specifics
DIRECTIONS: Based on your reading, I want you to through the paper and identify weak spots that are
missing the following elements:
SENSORY LANGUAGE
With a pink highlighter, identify at least three areas of the paper that could use some more
sensory/descriptive language.
DIALOGUE
With a blue highlighter, identify at least two aspects that could be improved on by adding dialogue. These
might be areas where the author just tells you what was said where it might be more effective to give us the
conversation.
SPELLING AND GRAMMAR
With a yellow highlighter, look for spelling and grammatical errors. How many did you find? ____________