The peer review worksheet provides guidance for evaluating another author's work in four categories: introduction, body, conclusion, and grammar. Reviewers are asked to comment on whether the introduction grabs attention and smoothly introduces the thesis, whether the body uses transition sentences and has clear topic sentences supported by evidence, and whether the conclusion restates the thesis and discusses broader significance. Reviewers should consider grammar issues like run-on sentences, spelling, and sentence structure.

1. Peer Review Worksheet
The ability to critique someone else’s work is an extremely valuable skill and can provide
insight into the reviewer’s work as well. Briefly write down a few comments for
evaluating the author in each category. Please be as specific as possible.
1. Introduction: Does the author grab your attention in the first sentence? Does the
introduction move smoothly towards the thesis/argument, or is it unclear? Does the
author take a firm stance in his/her thesis, or are they “on the fence”?
2. Body: Does the author use transition sentences? Is their a topic sentence for each
body paragraph? Does the evidence match the topic sentence?
3. Conclusion: Does the author restate the thesis, either directly or indirectly? Does the
author broaden out the significance of the argument presented in relation to world
history?
4. Grammar: run-on sentences, correct spelling, subject-verb agreement, awkward
sentence structure, comma splice, etc. Indicate whether there is a pattern or just a few
cases.