This document provides guidance for editing a comparison/contrast essay. It instructs the peer editor to thoroughly review the essay using various techniques, such as checking the organizational pattern, transitions, word choice level, sentence structure, citations, and numbering. The peer editor is told to both point out problems and provide sincere compliments to help the writer improve the essay. Various editing techniques are described, such as using different colored pencils to mark different elements of the essay, and checking for correct MLA formatting.