Peer Review Sheet: Found Genres

Authors name: ___Alison Fensterer_______

Reviewers name: _____Breanna Welch_______
Author: Before exchanging papers with one of your classmates, fill in the
following information about your draft.
1.
State the type of genre you have chosen to create and what your
main purpose is: Are you trying to explain a process, persuade a person of
authority, or state your legally-binding wishes?

The genre I decided to create is a letter. I wrote a letter to my grandma telling her
about college and all the experiences I am having.
2.

Describe the best section of your down draft so far.

The best section of my down draft so far is the part about the football
games. I think that it is funny and its actually true so that just makes it
better.
3.
Explain one or two problems that you are having with this draft that
you want your reader to focus on.
I want the reader to focus on if I told her enough about college. Could
there be something else I could tell her about or is there a part that I could
add on to.
4.
Content/Organization - What topics should, or might need to be,
included in this genre of writing? What headings/sections should be included,
and how should they be organized for maximum effectiveness in the
accomplishment of your purpose? List the necessary content and
organization criteria below:
Well the first part of a letter would be the date. I put the date that I
wrote it on but the final copy will have a different date because I will make
revisions. It starts with Dear Maw-Maw, so addressing her. Then it ends
with With much love, Mae, so it has a closing thing. Then each paragraph
is about something different.
5.
Tone/Diction/Style What language selection choices are necessary for
this genre of writing? Casual, formal, a combination? Is it appropriate to use
long and complex sentence constructions, or should information be
communicated in brief, succinct sentences? Are specific words necessary (as
in a resume) to accomplish your purpose? List all below:
Different letters have different tones, styles and dictions. My letter is
way more casual than a letter would be to my boss. I chose words that I
would use on a daily basis and ignored spellcheck. The sentences I used
were long enough to get across the point but not too long. No specific words

are necessary for my letter.

Reviewer: Read the authors comments above, and read the entire draft
through once without making any comments. Then reread the draft in order
to answer the following questions related to the criteria being used to
construct and evaluate the genre.
1.
Content/Organization: Evaluate based on criteria listed above by the
author. Suggest where content should be added/subtracted and where
organization could be improved. Give specific examples.
Your organization is very good! Nothing really needs to change.

2.
Tone/Diction/Style: Evaluate the draft so far, based on these criteria.
Suggest where the writing would benefit from a different tone style or word
choice. Give specific examples.
Your tone and word choice are very good. I like that it is casual. It makes the
letter more inviting and easy to read.

3.
on.

Suggest solutions to the problem(s) the author wanted you to focus

Maybe add a little more about how college in the big city is different than
your hometown.

Overall, your letter is very good. There is not much you need to change
because it is an informal letter.

Important: When your reviewers return your peer review sheets, please pay
close attention to (but also evaluate) all comments and suggestions for
revision. Please seriously consider your peers' suggestions on how to improve
your paper and accomplish your main purpose successfully.