read my essay and do a peer review:

Author ________________________________________ Reviewer  _____________________________________ Thesis Sentence

 

1. Does it make a claim and not just offer 

 

a description?

 

2. Is it arguable and not simply self-

evident, universally accepted, or of little 

 

interest?

 

3. Can it be supported by evidence?

 

4. It is narrow enough to be convincingly 

 

supported in this paper written in a 

 

month?

 

Reviewing the Draft

 

5. Is the paper within the requirements for 

 

length?

 

6. What is the basic point or focus of the 

 

paper? 

 

7. Is the title interesting and informative? 

 

Does it create a favorable impression?

 

8. Are the early paragraphs engaging and 

 

do they convey the thesis clearly and 

 

describe how the paper will be 

 

organized?

 

9. Are arguable assertions supported with 

 

adequate evidence?

 

10. Are terms defined thoroughly?

 

11. Are quotations introduced with signal 

 

phrases EX: “Panofsky has argued,” 

 

“An opposing view holds,” rather than 

 

just dumped into the essay? Are 

 

quotations as brief as possible? Might 

 

summaries properly credited with 

 

sources be more effective than long 

 

quotations?

 

12. Are quotations adequately commented 

 

on, not simply left to speak for 

 

themselves?

 

13. Are all sources cited—not only words, 

 

but also ideas—including Internet 

 

materials?

 

14. Is the organization clear, reasonable, 

 

and effective? Check transitions and 

 

make sure they flow and make sense.

 

15. Does the final paragraph nicely round 

 

off the paper, or does it merely 

 

restate— unnecessarily—what is by 

 

now obvious?

 

16. Does the paper include a formal 

 

analysis that clearly presents the visual 

 

facts relevant to the argument?

 

17. Is there a properly formatted “Works 

 

Cited” section of reliable sources that 

 

include books and/or articles and not just museum websites.

 

18. Are there at least five numbered and labeled images (photos, detail views, other objects for 

 

comparison, sketches, etc.) and are they properly discussed and referred to in the paper as Figure 1, 

 

Figure 2, … 

 

19. Are the footnotes or endnotes in proper form?

 

20. Is the paper fastened with just a staple 

 

with no stiff binders or covers?

 

21. Have spelling, typos, and grammar 

 

problems been marked and corrected 

 

on the hardcopy?

 

22. Are all works of art in italics?

 

Plagiarism – Moore has a severe policy 

 

against plagiarism!

 

23. Are all quotations and summaries of 

 

other people’s ideas properly 

 

credited?