Peer Editing

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Peer Editing

• Poe Analysis Papers

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Partners

• Everyone needs to get a partner and sit in a
  comfortable place with that partner.
• Everyone needs colored pencils. You may share
  them.

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First Read

• Each of you needs to read through the others
  paper just to get a feel for its flow and content.

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Thesis Statement

• Find the thesis statement. It needs to be the
  last sentence of the introduction.
• Underline the thesis statement and put a smiley
  face in the papers margin if the thesis
  statement is clearly stated. If its seems a bit
  wordy or unclear to you, put a question markin
  the margin.

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Topic Sentence of First Body Paragraph

• Find the topic sentence of the first body
  paragraph and underline it. Choose a different
  colored pencil.
• It should be the first sentence of the first body
  paragraph.
• It should state the first point made in the
  thesis statement.
• If both of those are in place, put a smiley face
  in the margin if not, put a question mark.

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Supporting Material

• Read through the first body paragraph again.
• In a different colored pencil, underline strong
  support for the topic sentence.
• Write a note in the margin as to how strong you
  feel the quotes support the topic sentence. Do
  they make you understand the topic of the essay
  better?
• Does the authors filler tie the topic sentence
  and the quotes back to the thesis statement? If
  not, write the author a note in the margin of the
  essay.

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Now

• Read the second and third body paragraphs and do
  the same.
• Use the same colored pencil for each topic
  sentence, and the same colored pencil for the
  supporting material.
• Be sure all supporting quotes strongly support
  the overall topic of the essay (e.g. mood).

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Transitions

• Circle ALL transition words.
• Remember that you need transition words to move
  smoothly from paragraph to paragraph and idea to
  idea with each paragraph.
• Write your author a note as to how strong you
  think the transition words are.

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Lastly

• Read the introduction and conclusion.
• Does the introduction begin the paper in an
  interesting way? Remember that beginning with a
  question is pretty middle school level writing.
• Does the conclusion tie up the paper in an
  effective way? Does it restate the thesis
  statement in different words?

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Finally

• Meet with your partner and give him/her at least
  two positives about the paper and one way he/she
  could make the paper stronger.
• Be sure to ask any questions about the paper you
  may have (e.g. if something is unclear to you).