Writing Workshop, Day 5: Peer Review

1. Review of sample essay. (Find sample on p. 70 of THIS PDF)
2. Peer review:

• Step 1: Thesis check
• Use our Thesis Guide HERE and UNC's Writing Center Guide HERE.
• Step 2: Paragraph check
• Does every paragraph (and topic sentence) in the paper support the thesis or central idea?
• Does every paragraph have a clear topic sentence (use this topic sentence guide from Duke)
• Are the paragraphs structured using the "inverse pyramid" model:
• Step 3: Editing & Proofreading
• Use our Revising, Editing, and Proofreading Guide
• Use our list of Editing and Proofreading Abbreviations

3. Write!  

• If you need to access your sources, go HERE. 

Extension:

Article on racist incident in Old Port and on racism in Maine