Social Science 1000 9.0

Dodds and Jewinski: Selected peer review questions (21-22)

1. What appears to be the subject of the essay? Does it appear to shift within the essay?

2. What would you identify as the controlling idea or thesis statement in the essay?

3. Are there any places in the essay where you have difficulty following the writer's chain of thought?

4. Select one paragraph which seems both focused and well developed. What would you identify as the topic sentence?

5. Is there a paragraph where you have difficulty seeing the connection of some of the sentences to a topic sentence?

6. Is there a paragraph where the writer switches to a new topic while you are still interested in having more information?