Peer Evaluation
Peer Evaluation
1. Does the first paragraph include a thesis statement? _____ Yes _____ No
Underline the thesis statement. Do you have a clear picture of where the paper is
going from the thesis?
Comments:
There is a thesis statement, however it is not quite clear as the thesis statement has faulty parallelism
2. Does the first paragraph also include a preview of the points the paper will use to
support the thesis statement?
Comments:
No, they did not put the preview point in the first paragraph, which was mention in the
Thesis statement “equal parenting roles”
3. Underline the topic sentence for each paragraph. Do these topic sentences clearly
link back to the thesis statement and preview of main points in the first paragraph?
What suggestions do you have for the structure—the order of the main points as
shown by the topic sentences?
Compliment: The topic sentences have good supporting details and concrete evidence.
Suggestion: The first topic sentence and third topic sentence do not exactly link back to their thesis
statement. We suggest to change the first topic sentence so that it relates to their first main point in
the thesis statement.
Correction: topic sentence: the first reason men should get paternity leave is to allow the parents to have
Equal parenting roles.
Second topic sentence: The topic sentence is clear and leads back to the thesis statement. However,
I suggest the writer to use more transition words. For example, adding the word “moreover”, before stating
Third paragraph: there is a clear thesis statement and good supporting details with research.
5. Read the concluding paragraph. Does it summarize the main points and link back to
the thesis statement?
6. Is the writing style appropriate for you—the audience? The paper should be
interesting to read, provide necessary background, and be written at an appropriate
level for a college student to read.
Yes the paragraph is very interesting and informative for college students to read. By reading this i have also gain
this we have gained new perspective on this topic.
7. Do you see any problems with grammar, punctuation, spelling, or any other writing
conventions? The paper should be written in standard formal English. Mark these
issues on the paper itself and discuss suggestions with the writer.