Literacy Narrative Peer Review

You will be graded on the comments and suggestions you make. So please make sure that you make at least two specific suggestions for the author so that s/he can improve his/her narrative and do not forget to make positive comments. Do not forget to write your name on the paper you review. I expect to see some changes from the first draft to the final draft.

Reviewer:

Writer:

1. Does the author clearly answer the prompt, literacy narrative?
2. Does the author explore a theme that has significance to the author? Is the significance of the event clear?
3. Do the title and introduction make you want to read on? If not, how else might the author begin?
4. Does the narrative flow from beginning to end? Are there effective transitions? Does the narrative get sidetracked at any point? Where?
5. Is anything confusing? What? Mark the part(s) that are confusing, needs to be improved?
6. Are the main characters and events depicted in detail?
7. Does the author create a setting that helps the reader to get in the story?
8. Find the climax of the story? Is it well developed and strong?
9. Mark the descriptions, dialogues, flashbacks and foreshadowing in the narrative. Are they used effectively?
10. Mark the places where metaphors and similes are used? Are they used effectively?
11. Does the author reflect on the importance of the event? In the essay by Clarissa T. Sligh, the author explains how the narrative she tells changed her and how she became a photographer in response to this and similar experiences at the end of the essay. Please mark the reflection part in the narrative you are reviewing? Is it effective and strong?
12. Does the narrative end in a satisfying way? What are the readers left thinking?
13. Are there any grammatical (for example, pronoun agreement), mechanical (for example, comma) problems? If yes, mark the problem areas and make suggestions if you can.
14. Does the literacy map reflect the main idea or thesis statement of the narrative? Is the visual design effective? If not how can it be improved?

Specific Suggestions