Peer Editing; Body Paragraphs

Your final essay is due tomorrow.

Make sure you read your partner's body paragraphs for the following:

Step 3: Body Paragraphs
1. Topic Sentence
a. should introduce what the paragraph is about
b. should be related to the thesis statement
2. Examples/Details (more than one per paragraph)
a. should use a signal phrase: for example, for instance
i. look at the language of evidence chart
b. should have internal citations
i. (79)
ii. (Poe, 79).
3. Paraphrase/Explanation
a. the quote should be put into the writer’s own words - an explanation of what it means
b. should use a signal phrase to introduce
4. Analysis
a. how does the quote show the information from the topic sentence?
b. how does the quote relate to the thesis?
5. Transition to next body paragraph

Step 4: Body Paragraphs - Organization/Order
1. are the body paragraphs in the best possible order according the thesis statement?