Ask students to work through the following steps on at least two peer drafts:
Identifying:
Can you identify the main ideas / thesis in the paper? If so, underline it and evaluate it or give suggestions for strengthening.
Pointing:
Which words, phrases, or passages strike you as important or successful? Which ones feel flat or repetitive? Try to find a word, phrase, or passage in every paragraph.
Elaboration:
What would you want to hear more about?
Summarize:
Not the whole piece, but parts. In your own words, write two sentences that summarize the main idea in a paragraph; Write a short paragraph summarizing a section (2-3 page section).
Doubting and believing:
Believing: Believe everything and think of other examples, evidence, and ideas to add.
Doubting: Doubt everything and think of what all the counterarguments are.
