Reviewer(s): Anit Patel

Writer: Brandon White

Writing to Investigate a Cause Peer Review
Directions: Answer the following questions in as much detail as possible, quoting or referencing the text
specifically to support your feedback. Focus on striking a balance of supportive and critical feedback.
Authors: list two or three questions or concerns you have about your draft that youd like to discuss with
your group. (Reviewers: Be sure to respond to writers questions here)
How does the minimum wage impact us today?

how would it change the future?

Clarity
1. Point out any confusing sentences or passages and note them here. Were you able to follow the
general direction of the essay easily? Explain how the essay was organized and why it was
effective (or not).
There wasnt any confusion for me, I understood everything he was trying to say
Topic
2. Does the essay clearly describe an effect or phenomenon and its various possible causes?
Yes, he did a good job on explain the causes of minimum wage
Evidence
3. Does the writer utilize sufficient and appropriately scholarly evidence to support his or her
claims? Explain.
Yes, he provides details on all of his claims
4. Does the essay give equal attention to at least two perspectives?
Yes it does
5.

Are there quotations from proponents of different causes? In other words, are the different
communities representing themselves in this essay?

Yes, when he talks about different famlies

Structure
6. Are there sentences or paragraphs that veer off-topic? Explain.
none
7.

Are the various sources clearly connected? Do the ideas fit together logically and are the
transitions between ideas smooth? Explain.

Yes his sources clearly connect and he did a good job of putting them all together
Strength of Introduction and Conclusion
8. Does the hook create genuine interest? How? And does the introduction provide sufficient context
on the phenomenon? Explain.
Kind of, it could use a little more detail to make the reader want to read more
9. Does the conclusion describe the implications of the debate? How?
A little, he needs to make it a little longer and with more detail.

Style
10. Long sentences are fine if they move well, but point out any parts that seem choppy or pretentious
(long and wordy).
Some sentences need to be cut short but mostly they are fine
11. Characterize the style: enthusiastic, ponderous, critical, or something totally different. Does it fit
the writers message? Explain.

Evidence
12. Does the essay cite three appropriately scholarly sources? Does it have in-text citations and a
Works Cited page?
Editing
13. Dont do a complete editing job, but do point out the most distracting slips in usage and
mechanics. Summarize the patterns of grammatical error here (ie run-on sentences, spelling, etc.)
Other
14. Note any other questions or feedback you have for the writer here. This is important: since every
paper is unique, they will each have their own successes and concerns that may not be addressed
above.