363 Portfolio Cover Letter Peer Review Sheet

Writer: Huy Le Assessor: Alexandria Raessner

Please read two or three of your peerss cover letters. Give the most specific advice that you can
with regard to these questions:

1. Does the letter directly address ALL YES NO

of our student learning outcomes?
2. Does the letter support its claims
about how the portfolio demonstrates YES Sometimes NO
the writers achievement of our
SLOs with specific evidence from
actual portfolio documents? Heres
an example of specific evidence: In
the third paragraph of my persuasive
essay, I disagree with Dr.
Frankenweenies declaration that
VitaminWater produces good health
and weight loss. By noting that the
NIH has found that children gain
weight if they drink Vitamin Water
every day, I show that Im able to
consider and present fairly the
merits of different viewpoints.
3. Were you doubtful about or YES Sometimes NO
unpersuaded by any of the writers
claims about a particular SLO?
4. Is the letter organized logically and YES Sometimes NO
efficiently, or could you suggest
ways to improve the organization
(topic sentences, transitions, P order,
thesis)?
5. Does the cover letter use letter YES NO
formatting?
6. Are the letters sentences effective YES Sometimes NO
and clear?
PEER REVIEW

1. The letter addresses all the SLOs and are labeled which makes it easier for me to read.
2. In reference to your Group Charter, you state that the document meets the SLO of
rhetorical focus because you understand that your audience is the Technical Writing
Team. However, this is inaccurate because the audience is Dr. Bruce. After you adjust
your statement of intended audience, then your claim of rhetorical focus will be more
plausible.
3. I was slightly doubtful about your claims for the Group Charter. You said that the
mission statement in the Group Charter express your commitment to the iFixit team.
However, I feel as though the purpose is slightly lost. The purpose of the mission
statement for the Group Charter is to express the importance of the project and what the
plan and goal is. You state that the mission statement is focused on its commitment to
iFixit. I would change your purpose for rhetorical focus and then it will be more
persuasive.
4. Yes. You did a great job conveying information that is logical and organized.
5. The letter meets the lettering format.
6. I feel like your ideas tie in well and the document is organized. I think that did a great job
unifying your paragraphs. However, I feel as though the language could be tweaked a
little. The first paragraph is ungrammatical. You state, The first assignment, my group
charter. Fix your grammar and then it will sound good. The last sentence of the second
paragraph is also unclear and therefore the content is unclear.