Essay Peer Review Checklist

Name:

Date:

Partner's Name:

📝 Part 1: Essay Structure and Content Review

1. Thesis Statement: Is the thesis clear and does it address multiple critical lenses?

Excellent - Clear thesis using 2+ critical lenses

Good - Clear thesis, some lens integration

Needs improvement - Unclear or missing lenses

2. Critical Lens Integration: Which critical lenses are effectively used? (Check all that apply)

Feminist lens

Marxist lens

Psychoanalytic lens

Historical lens

Other: ________________

3. Textual Evidence: Are quotes and examples well-integrated and analysed?

Strong - Evidence supports all claims with analysis

Adequate - Most evidence is well-used

Weak - Limited or poorly integrated evidence

4. Theme Analysis: How effectively does the essay explore innocence, experience, and societal change?

✏️ Part 2: Language and Cohesion Assessment

5. Paragraph Flow: Are ideas connected with appropriate conjunctions and transitions?

Look for words like: however, therefore, furthermore, although, consequently

Excellent flow with varied conjunctions

Good flow, some transitions present

Choppy - needs more cohesive devices

6. Grammar Check: Identify any issues you notice (check all that apply)

Sentence fragments

Run-on sentences

Unclear pronoun references

Comma splices

No major grammar issues

7. Academic Language: Does the writer use appropriate metalanguage to discuss literary techniques?

Examples: symbolism, characterisation, dramatic irony, metaphor, juxtaposition

8. One Strength: What is the best aspect of this essay?

9. One Improvement Suggestion: What would help this essay the most?

🎯 Part 3: Success Criteria Checklist

10. Final Assessment: Rate how well this essay meets our success criteria

Coherent thesis with multiple critical perspectives:

Fully achieved

Partially achieved

Not yet achieved

Effective use of textual evidence:

Fully achieved

Partially achieved

Not yet achieved

Clear, cohesive writing with varied sentence structures:

Fully achieved

Partially achieved

Not yet achieved

11. Priority for Revision: What should the writer focus on first when editing?

Essay Peer Review Checklist

Essay Peer Review Checklist

📝 Part 1: Essay Structure and Content Review

✏️ Part 2: Language and Cohesion Assessment

🎯 Part 3: Success Criteria Checklist

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