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Descriptive Writing Peer Review
AGCM 3103 • Summer 2020

Peer reviews will be done on Canvas. We will assign peer reviews once the submission deadline
for the draft has passed. You will be required to complete two peer reviews. You must submit
your Descriptive Writing Draft essay on time to be eligible for completing the peer reviews.
Draft grades will be primarily based on the completeness of your essay as well as the
thoroughness of your peer reviews.

For each peer review, you must:
1. Fully mark up the entire essay (see helpful video)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkgPvezGpX8
2. Add comments/a summary with general feedback on the essay
3. Complete the rubric

You must follow this order or you will lose access to your peers’ papers before you have
completed your reviews.

Points for Peer Review:
• Draft: 5 pts
• Edit Marks: 10 points
• Rubric: 5 pts
• Comment/Summary: 5 pts

Questions to Consider:
1. Is the topic of the paper professional in nature?
2. Does the paper explain a process (how to fit a steer, how to plant a flower bed, etc.) or a
significant event (first experience at a state fair, vacation, etc.) that happened to your
peer?
3. Was a SPECIFIC topic chosen?
• For example, instead of describing their entire baseball career, they should focus
on their first baseball game.

There is an example of the Descriptive Final Essay rubric provided on the next page.

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Descriptive Final Essay

Criteria

Ratings

Pts

Introduction (Including thesis statement or hook)
Introduces topic, describes where the paper is going, the
importance, explains writer's knowledge of topic, etc.

20.0 pts
Full
Marks

0.0 pts
No
Marks


20.0 pts

Organization/Details
Follows a logical order, utilizes transitions, etc. Does not
leave any unanswered questions

20.0 pts
Full
Marks

0.0 pts
No
Marks

20.0 pts

Closing
The conclusion does not introduce new ideas and main
points are summarized.

20.0 pts
Full
Marks

0.0 pts
No
Marks

20.0 pts

Grammar/Punctuation
Proper subject/verb agreement, proper noun/pronoun
agreement, proper parallel structure, proper sentence
structure, correct use of punctuation marks, etc. "That" is
avoided.

30.0 pts
Full
Marks

0.0 pts
No
Marks



30.0 pts

Format/Followed Directions
12pt, Times New Roman, double spaced, 1-inch margins,
three-five pages, etc.

10.0 pts
Full
Marks

0.0 pts
No
Marks

10.0 pts

Total Points: 100.0