WRITER'S NAME:________________________________

YOUR NAME:____________________________________

Write down your answers to these questions as you read. Spend at least 30 minutes reading and responding. Return this sheet and your responses to the writer. WRITERS: include this sheet and the reader's responses when you turn in your final draft.

1. Read the draft through once for an INITIAL RESPONSE.

• What was your first impression of the paper as a whole?

• What reaction did it leave you with?

2. Read through the paper a second time.

• Does the draft meet the assignment? Why or why not?

• What is the main idea and focus of the draft?

• Mark the place in the paper where the main idea comes across. Does it need to be clarified or focused further? or introduced sooner?

3. Read the paper a third time.

• Where does the writer offer evidence beyond his/her own experience?

• How does the writer introduce the evidence?

• When passages or examples are cited, does the writer explain how and why they're significant? Do the examples continually relate back to the main idea?

• Identify at least one place where you need more evidence or more explanation.

4. Read the paper a final time.

• Does the writer use patterns or images to help the essay cohere? (Explain)

• Suggest anything that would improve the overall organization or development of the paper.

5. Write an alternate introduction or conclusion for the writer.

Please send comments to: Laura Brady lbrady@wvu.edu