Peer Edit: Literary Analysis

Writer’s Name: Editor’s Name:

 + = excellent  = average  = poor

Topic Sentence

includes the author includes the title includes the technical element includes a (three-part) universal theme

Quote Sandwich #1

establishes the premise of the story starts with a sentence of plot summary to locate the quote in the storyline gracefully embeds the quote (If it were read aloud, I couldn’t tell where the student’s words end and the author’s words begin.) changes verbs to present tense (unless they’re part of a flashback) uses correct punctuation in embedding (commas? brackets? ellipses? quotation marks?) analyzes the technical element in the quote, showing how it proves the theme cites page number

Quote Sandwich #2

uses a transitional device to flow smoothly into the next point starts with a sentence of plot summary to locate the quote in the storyline gracefully embeds the quote (If it were read aloud, I couldn’t tell where the student’s words end and the author’s words begin.) changes verbs to present tense (unless they’re part of a flashback) uses correct punctuation in embedding (commas? brackets? ellipses? quotation marks?) analyzes the technical element in the quote, showing how it proves the theme shows progression in analysis—doesn’t simply repeat ideas from previous sandwich cites page number

Quote Sandwich #3

uses a transitional device to flow smoothly into the next point starts with a sentence of plot summary to locate the quote in the storyline gracefully embeds the quote (If it were read aloud, I couldn’t tell where the student’s words end and the author’s words begin.) changes verbs to present tense (unless they’re part of a flashback) uses correct punctuation in embedding (commas? brackets? ellipses? quotation marks?) analyzes the technical element in the quote, showing how it proves the theme/thesis shows progression in analysis—doesn’t simply repeat ideas from previous sandwich cites page number Writer’s Name: Editor’s Name:

Clincher

effectively summarizes the paragraph’s analysis

Overall Grammar, Usage, Mechanics, Style, etc.

spelling punctuation sentence completeness (no run-ons or fragments) sentence structure (sophisticated and varied) word choice (sophisticated, original and varied—no slang or clichés, minimal use of BE verbs: is, are, was, were, be, being, been) capitalization agreement (pronoun-antecedent—“one” is singular and requires “s/he” or “his/her”) present tense other?? (explain in comments section)

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