Argumentative Essay peer comments

Hi,

I hope you all are writing the last part of the argumentative essay. Once you send it to the blog, please provide peer comments too. Follow the guideline given earlier. You do not have to write the comments in point form. Instead, you can write a paragraph. Apart from that, students are expected to be more analytical in giving comments to the peers this time. This will help to improve the essay. Since it is an argumentative essay, add additional comments according to the following guidelines (use the guidelines given earlier + new guideline and write a paragraph)

• Well structured, Clear structure /Introduction and/or conclusion do not directly address the question /Poor introduction and conclusion – stance not clear /Structure very poor (intro & conclusion; topic sentences & paragraphs)

• A convincing case made /Case made fairly convincingly/ Case unconvincing in places /Case unconvincing

• Topics sufficiently expanded & explained / Topic are not sufficiently expanded

• Well synthesised / Significant direct copying from the texts/ Poorly synthesised

• All main ideas included/ All main ideas included but some not fully developed/ Some main ideas omitted

• Information drawn from all texts / Information not drawn from all texts – several main ideas omitted; mostly copied but information organised appropriately into paragraphs

• Sources acknowledged consistently/ Acknowledgement of sources often inappropriate

• High level of accuracy; formal & objective language, appropriate transitions