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what you have already done, not on what you plan to do, so give
concrete and specific examples of your accomplishments.

Peer Revision Checklist for Argument

Essay

1. Does the introduction establish a historical

background or summarize the opposing

argument?

2. Does the thesis clearly take a side on an issue?
3. Does the topic sentence of each body paragraph

remind the reader of the central argument as well

as present a supporting point?

4. Are the details in each body paragraph facts that

support the writer’s opinion?
5. Are the writer’s arguments sound and

reasonable?

6. Does the conclusion bring the reader back to a

thesis-level overall view of the subject and

reinforce the writer’s argument?