Chris Walsh-Humanities                                                                              

Advertising Mini-essay Peer Review                                                             MAT/Trimester 1

 

Please complete the following peer-review as thoroughly as possible.  This means you would give feedback in complete sentences and paragraphs when appropriate.  Write neatly so the author can read your comments

 

  1. Read the essay three times to make sure you get a good understanding of what the author is arguing and how he/she sets up the argument.

 

  1. What is the author’s overarching or main argument (thesis)?  Quote the text by writing down the author’s thesis sentence.  From reading the paper, do you believe the author’s argument or does it sound like he/she does not really know what they are talking about?

 

  1. In the thesis, does the author use high modality and persuasive language? Quote the text.

 

  1. What are the author’s subsequent mini-arguments that support the main argument? Directly quote the text here as well.

 

 

Argument #1 (branch)                                          Leaves (evidence)

 

Argument #2 (branch)                                          Leaves (evidence)

 

Argument #3 (branch)                                          Leaves (evidence)

 

 Argument #4 (branch)                                         Leaves (evidence)

 

 

  1. Does the author’s evidence support his/her arguments?  Why? Why not? What are your suggestions?

 

  1. What is the author’s resolution?  How is he or she pushing the reader to think, act, or talk differently? (Quote the text)

 

 

  1. When the author imports visuals, does he/she do it correctly?  Does he/she ever refer to the article in their writing or is it just added to the page. Is the visual on the page in a place where you can easily refer to it when you are reading the text?

 

  1. In two paragraphs, respond to the essay giving the author specific feedback.  Take out the assignment and check to see if he/she has all of the elements included in the essay.