Peer Evaluation: Draft 2—Research Paper
This checklist will help you look analytically at the structure, style, & conventions of a research paper. Be sure to write editing/revision notes directly on draft 2.


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Note: If you answer "No" to any of the following, circle the point(s) that need to be improved.
Yes/No 1. Introduction is relevant & interesting with underlined, 3-part thesis at its end. topic sentences, well-developed body, & concise conclusion.
Yes/No 2. Topic sentences are in every clear, concise paragraph.
Yes/No 3. Body of paper is well-developed & supported.
Yes/No 4. Conclusion concisely includes all intro/thesis points, expanded & completed.
Yes/No 5. The running head & page #'s appear flush right, upper corner. The outline uses lower case Roman numerals for pagination-same location.
Yes/No 6. Every in-text citation appears as an item within the list of works cited and vice versa.
Yes/No 7. In-text references are all clearly marked-including quotes, summaries, paraphrases, and lists.
Yes/No 8. In-text references are all appropriately introduced (formally and informally).
Yes/No 9. "Quotations" are presented exactly as they are in the source, marking changes within bracketed explanations & ellipses points for any eliminated material.
Yes/No 10. Long quotes (longer than 4 lines) are indented 10 spaces and are without quote marks.
Yes/No 11. Long quotes neither begin nor end a paragraph.
Yes/No 12. Good transitional thoughts are consistently used.
Yes/No 13. The writer refers to works in the present tense (Jones says).
Yes/No 14. Selected words, phrases, sentences, or longer passages are carefully quoted and blend with personal thoughts to produce an original paper.
Yes/No 15. The author does not link quotes.
Yes/No 16. Paragraphs contain enough citations as support of the thesis.
Yes/No 17. Writing style is formal (no contractions, second person, or first person singular).
Yes/No 18. The writer uses at lease 4 sources and doesn't rely too heavily on one source.
Yes/No 19. Rather than citing the same references several times in a row, the writer integrates sources.
Yes/No 20. Formal intros used every time a source is first included (& informal intros thereafter).
Yes/No 21. The manuscript is free of errors in punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
Yes/No 22. The introduction and conclusion are complete and blend well with the paper.

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