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Exercise 8 Peer editing a first draft

After you write your first draft, exchange it with a partner. Answer the
questions on the checklist provided below. Write comments or questions for
your partner. Then read your partner’s comments about your first draft and
revise it as necessary.

Editor’s Checklist

Put a check (✔) as appropriate. Write answers in complete sentences in the
lines provided.
 1. Does the introduction include an interesting hook?
 2. Does the introduction include the titles of the articles and the authors of

the articles?
 3. How did the writer respond to the article? Circle the corresponding ones.
a. Discuss the importance of its points, its accuracy, completeness, and

organization.
b. Relate the article’s relevancy to our present-day world.
c. Relate the article’s relevancy to the writer’s life, experiences, feelings and

ideas.
d. Explain the contribution of the article to the writer’s understanding of
the issue .

e. Change the perspective of the writer.
 4. Circle the use of adjectives that describe the writer’s emotions if any.
 5. Is there any recommendation given by the writer?

In Part 4 you will …

 learn about relative clauses.
 learn about phrases for expressing opinions.
 write a first draft of your reaction essay.

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