Paper author:_________________________ Reader:___________________________

Read your colleague's essay and provide feedback using the rubric below. Be fair and honest in your
feedback. Being falsely nice won't be helpful to your colleague because it will deprive him or her
from the critical feedback he or she is looking for.

Evaluate each item on the rubric using the following scale:

                                                 1

                                                 2

                                                 3

                                                 4

                                                 5

                                               Poor

                                       Needs Extensive Work

                                         Needs Improvement

                                      Good, Needs Fine Tuning

                                             Very Good


Introduction                                                                            (circle a
number)

The introduction

▫         is about 1/2 page long
1___2___3___4___5

▫         states the topic
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▫         defines the key concepts
1___2___3___4___5

▫         very briefly states what the two articles argue (about one sentence for each)

▫
1___2___3___4___5

▫         previews how the arguments relate to a theory discussed in class

▫
1___2___3___4___5

Comments:










Summary

▫         defines additional concepts, if necessary, or key concepts in depth (if necessary)

▫
1___2___3___4___5

▫         presents the arguments of both articles                                 1___2___3___4___5

▫         describes evidence supporting the arguments (not all evidence, just the most
important)
1___2___3___4___5

▫         the facts about the two articles are integrated, information is not presented in two
unrelated blocks                                                         1___2___3___4___5

▫         the summary is about 1.5 page long                         1___2___3___4___5

Comments:












Critical analysis

·        For each critical point (a "critical point" can discuss either what the authors of the
journal article is doing correctly or what they are not doing correctly)

▫         argument is clearly presented
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▫         argument is supported
1___2___3___4___5

▫         there is at least one critical point for each article                   1___2___3___4___5

▫         the analysis is about 1.5 page long                           1___2___3___4___5

Comments:











Conclusion

- is about 1/2 long
1___2___3___4___5

- summarizes the arguments and the critical discussion


1___2___3___4___5

- discusses how the articles relate to a theory discussed in class


1___2___3___4___5

Comments: