Peer Edit Sheet for Fourth Quarter Writing Project

Editor 1: Line edit the essay. Mark anything that doesn't seem right even if you don't know the grammatical term for the problem. Just write "rework" in this case. Otherwise, mark everything from the often and tirelessly repeated formatting rules to pronoun references to punctuation.

Editor 2: Show, Don't Tell editor. Your task is to read the essay and decide if the writer is telling abstractly or showing concretely. Abstract language doesn't have imagery—you can't see, feel, touch, smell or taste the scenes. Encourage the writer when she is in the mode of showing and let her know when she slips into telling. Note: Writers, this is the primary criterion for how I'll grade this essay. Make sure you are in this showing mode.

Editor 3: Suggesting imagery: Your task is to find places editor 2 noted as being in the telling mode and offering suggestions for concrete comparisons, e.g. "I was scared," suggestion, "I felt the muscles in my stomache tighten." Also, if you find anything that only vaguely references a story in whch you as a reader see the potential for intriguing readers, suggest that the writer expand it into a story in scene.