Peer Review Instructions Track Changes Instructions: Open the essay 1 rough draft

Peer Review Instructions

Track Changes Instructions:

Open the essay 1 rough draft of your ‘instructor assigned’ partner and select “Tools”; then from the drop-down menu select “Track Changes”.

{*If you are using Word 2007 or above, you need to click on “Review” and then click on “Track Changes” to activate the track changes feature; to use the insert comment feature, you need to click on “New Comment” to make the bubble appear on the right and type in comments}.

Scroll to the bottom of the page and type: “Peer Grader:” followed by your full name (Please note – when you type “Peer Grader: Student Name” it should be in a different color if you have successfully activated the Track Changes feature. If your newly typed information is not in another color, click on Tools, then Track Changes again to activate this feature). Scroll back to the top of the page and read the rough draft carefully from start to finish without typing any commentary. Then go back to the beginning of the document and begin making comments about the draft and proofread the document for errors in MLA format/grammar/tone/style.

You can insert comments by selecting “Insert”; then from the drop down menu select “Comment” – a dialogue bubble will appear on the right side of the page and you can type instructions to help your partner improve his or her work. These will be the same types of bubbles you read when you received your HCC Upswing Tutor marked drafts. You may also insert your ideas within the body of the essay by typing brackets; example:

One type of club I used to belong to had a unique type of language. [You should consider mentioning the name of the club in the previous sentence for more clarity.]

Proofreading Suggestions:

You need to remember the essay writing guideline/rules posted in MyWritingLab and be sure to alert your partner to any grammar concerns you see in the document. You also need to refer to the Essay 1 topic handout and be sure your partner is following the rules discussed there as well. You can also write out sentences or phrases for your partner as necessary in an effort to help strengthen your partner’s work. You should make several comments throughout the rough draft (at least two per paragraph) to show your partner how he or she can improve his or her essay 1 rough draft assignment.

Required Summary Comments:

Check for grammar concerns, organization, and proper MLA style format.

Please point out any obvious errors you may see in the formatting based on the MLA style sample setup handout.

Of course, you also need to make marks throughout the entire document to show your revision comments (a minimum of 2 comments per paragraph).

Please save the document as a ‘Word’ document.

You are also allowed to make ‘positive’ comments. Overall, be thorough in your comments to help your partner.

Once you have thoroughly marked the rough draft, scroll to the bottom of the document and write the following under the “Peer Grader: Student Name” [write out your full name after ‘peer grader’]:

Summary Comments (you need to include these four sentences at the end of the paper):

**Two full sentences describing the main constructive criticism you would like your partner to focus on (i.e. what does your partner need to work on to improve his or her work?)

**Two full sentences describing the best aspects of your partner’s essay (i.e. what did your partner do best in his or her document?)