ENG-105 Peer Review Worksheet: Rhetorical Analysis of a Public Document
Part of your responsibility as a student in this course is to provide quality feedback to your peers that will help them to improve their writing skills. This worksheet will assist you in providing that feedback. To highlight the text and type over the information in the boxes on this worksheet, double-click on the first word.
Name of the draft’s author: Type Author Name Here
Name of the peer reviewer: Type Reviewer Name Here
Reviewer
After reading through the draft one time, write a summary (3-5 sentences) of the paper that includes your assessment of how well the essay meets the assignment requirements as specified in the syllabus and the rubric.
Type 3-5 Sentence Summary Here
After a second, closer reading of the draft, answer each of the following questions. Positive answers will give you specific elements of the draft to praise; negative answers will indicate areas in need of improvement and revision. Please be sure to indicate at least three positive aspects of the draft and at least three areas for improvement in reply to the questions at the bottom of this worksheet.
Rhetorical Analysis Content and Ideas
· How effectively does the thesis statement identify the main points that the writer would like to make about the public document he or she is analyzing?
Type Answer Here
· How successful is the writer’s summary of the public document under study?
Type Answer Here
· How effective is the writer’s explanation and evaluation of the rhetorical situation, genre, and stance?
Type Answer Here
· How persuasively is evidence used to support assertions and enrich the essay?
Type Answer Here
· How effectively does the essay’s content support the thesis by analyzing the document and evaluating its effectiveness according to strategies from chapter 8 of Writing with Purpose?
Type Answer Here
Organization
· How effectively does the introduction engage the reader while providing an overview of the paper?
Type Answer Here
· Please identify the writer’s thesis and quote it in the box below.
Type Writer's Thesis Here
· How effectively do the paragraphs develop the topic sentence and advance the essay’s ideas?
Type Answer Here
· How effectively does the conclusion provide a strong, satisfying ending, not a mere summary of the essay?
Type Answer Here
Format
· How closely does the paper follow GCU formatting style? Is it double-spaced in 12 pt. Times New Roman font? Does it have 1" margins? Does it use headers (page numbers using appropriate header function)? Does it have a proper heading (with student’s name, date, course, and instructor’s name)?
|_|Yes |_|No Add optional clarification here
· Are all information, quotations, and borrowed ideas cited in parenthetical GCU format?
|_|Yes |_|No Add optional clarification here
· Are all sources listed on the references page in GCU format?
|_|Yes |_|No Add optional clarification here
· Is the required minimum number of sources li.
ENG-105 Peer Review Worksheet Rhetorical Analysis of a Public.docx
1. ENG-105 Peer Review Worksheet: Rhetorical Analysis of a
Public Document
Part of your responsibility as a student in this course is to
provide quality feedback to your peers that will help them to
improve their writing skills. This worksheet will assist you in
providing that feedback. To highlight the text and type over the
information in the boxes on this worksheet, double-click on the
first word.
Name of the draft’s author: Type Author Name Here
Name of the peer reviewer: Type Reviewer Name Here
Reviewer
After reading through the draft one time, write a summary (3-5
sentences) of the paper that includes your assessment of how
well the essay meets the assignment requirements as specified
in the syllabus and the rubric.
Type 3-5 Sentence Summary Here
After a second, closer reading of the draft, answer each of the
following questions. Positive answers will give you specific
elements of the draft to praise; negative answers will indicate
areas in need of improvement and revision. Please be sure to
indicate at least three positive aspects of the draft and at least
three areas for improvement in reply to the questions at the
bottom of this worksheet.
Rhetorical Analysis Content and Ideas
· How effectively does the thesis statement identify the main
points that the writer would like to make about the public
document he or she is analyzing?
Type Answer Here
· How successful is the writer’s summary of the public
document under study?
2. Type Answer Here
· How effective is the writer’s explanation and evaluation of the
rhetorical situation, genre, and stance?
Type Answer Here
· How persuasively is evidence used to support assertions and
enrich the essay?
Type Answer Here
· How effectively does the essay’s content support the thesis by
analyzing the document and evaluating its effectiveness
according to strategies from chapter 8 of Writing with Purpose?
Type Answer Here
Organization
· How effectively does the introduction engage the reader while
providing an overview of the paper?
Type Answer Here
· Please identify the writer’s thesis and quote it in the box
below.
Type Writer's Thesis Here
· How effectively do the paragraphs develop the topic sentence
and advance the essay’s ideas?
Type Answer Here
· How effectively does the conclusion provide a strong,
satisfying ending, not a mere summary of the essay?
Type Answer Here
Format
· How closely does the paper follow GCU formatting style? Is it
double-spaced in 12 pt. Times New Roman font? Does it have
1" margins? Does it use headers (page numbers using
appropriate header function)? Does it have a proper heading
(with student’s name, date, course, and instructor’s name)?
|_|Yes |_|No Add optional clarification here
· Are all information, quotations, and borrowed ideas cited in
parenthetical GCU format?
3. |_|Yes |_|No Add optional clarification here
· Are all sources listed on the references page in GCU format?
|_|Yes |_|No Add optional clarification here
· Is the required minimum number of sources listed?
|_|Yes |_|No Add optional clarification here
Language Use and Style
· Are the voice and tone of the essay effective in characterizing
ideas and creating the appropriate mood? If “No,” please
provide examples of ineffective or inappropriate voice and tone.
|_|Yes |_|No Add optional clarification here
· How effectively does the paper incorporate a variety of
sentence structures that strengthen the ideas, create vitality, and
avoid choppiness in the writing?
|_|Yes |_|No Add optional clarification here
· How would you assess the writer’s diction (i.e., word choice)?
Does the writer use active verbs, concrete nouns, and precise
words?
|_|Yes |_|No Add optional clarification here
Grammar and Mechanics
· Does the writer use proper grammar, punctuation, and
spelling? If “No,” please provide examples of errors in need of
correction.
|_|Yes |_|No Add optional clarification here
· Is the writing clear and comprehensible throughout the draft?
If “No,” please provide examples in need of improvement.
|_|Yes |_|No Add optional clarification here
Three things that I liked about your draft are:
1. Type First Thing You Liked
2. Type Second Thing You Liked
3. Type Third Thing You Liked
Three things that could be improved are:
1. Type 1st Area for Improvement
4. 2. Type 2nd Area for Improvement
3. Type 3rd Area for Improvement
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(ADHD)
There have been so many information and insights given out
over the years concerning this disorder called Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The CDC website just
so happens to post in article in (2019, Aug 26) to bring
awareness to the public and people. In the CDC article you will
find signs, symptoms, types, causes, diagnoses, treatments, help
managing symptoms, other concerns and conditions, data and
statistics, state information, and research and so much more.
The purpose of this article is to bring and shed light to a
mixture of people all over the world. There may be someone out
there or a love one that is suffering with ADHD and probably do
not know it.
The CDC article did an alright job on posting this information.
When it comes down to implement the rhetorical elements
which are the ethos, logos, and pathos it was really a good start.
The logos point of the article is to convince the audience what
is the meaning of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD). The meaning is a chronic condition including
attention difficulty, hyperactive, and impulsiveness. The writer
wants the people to know that it often begins in childhood, it
can persist into adulthood. Then it contributes to all kinds of
issues and problems like low self-esteem, dis-functional
relationships, and difficulties in school and work such as: poor
test scores, drop outs, no friends, cutting classes, kicked out or
expelled, not staying on a job, quitting or always getting fired
and many more (2019, Mayo Clinic, Jun 25). The pathos point
there is no feelings or emotions involved in this CDC paper. If
there were then it will be like anger, or sadness, or happy points
5. in it. Pathos mean the quality in life, or work of art, that stirs up
emotions of pity, sympathy, and sorrow, it can express through
words, pictures, or even with gestures of the body. It is an
important tool of persuasion in arguments.
The logo rhetoric part of the article is the signs, symptoms,
diagnoses, is because according to the writer those are facts that
are involved with ADHD. The logo means the demonstration,
logic proof, real apparent, rational appeal, persuasion content of
argument, and implies reasoning. The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention was founded in July 1, 1946 in Atlanta
Georgia, by Joseph Walter Mountain that is one of the logo
rhetoric because that is true facts. The CDC primary mission
was to prevent malaria from spreading across the nation. What
is malaria, back in (1897 Aug 20) Malaria was discovered, it is
a intermittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite that invades
the red blood cells that is transmitted by mosquitoes in many
tropical and subtropical regions that impacted the military in
the United States in Oct 27, 1992.
The author was trying to appeal to all parents, caregivers,
educators, doctors, and all who come across this information
and need to ask questions as well get their questions answered.
It was intended to let them know about the diagnoses, signs,
symptoms and all that is concerning the disorder. Maybe
someone is challenged with a child, some teacher is faced with
a student, a caregiver is battling with its client, a doctor must
see his or her patient, that is why the CDC was founded. It gives
the credibility as well as the assurance on the ADHD.
In my conclusion, all these are vital and important. Especially
the CDC website the logos, pathos, and the logos. It stated
facts, studies, history and evidence to show and prove the
awareness about ADHD. When people come across this CDC
website, they will get an introduction and maybe an appetizer
but not the full course meal. This is just a steppingstone to get
you in the door of the diagnoses and disorder. There maybe wise
to go deeper in the research and do plenty of digging and utilize
all resources pertaining to ADHD. This is the purpose and why
6. the CDC article was brought out on the attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (August 26, 2019)
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/facts.html
Mayo Clinic (June 25, 2019) www.mayoclinic.com
CDC founded (June 1, 1946) by Joseph Walter Mountain
Malaria Disease discovered (August 20, 1897)
October 27, 1992 the United States military was impacted with
the Malaria disease