Revising your argument essay
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Seek comments on your draft from your classmates; you will use their comments to re-see your writing and to help plan your revision.
Click Submit after each text box to submit your answers to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to this activity at any time. (An activity reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.)
The following questions and guidelines will be useful to you and your reviewers as you give one another feedback.
- Is the thesis clear? Is the issue debatable?
- Is the evidence persuasive? What additional evidence is needed?
- Is the argument organized logically?
- Does the writer seem to be knowledgeable and trustworthy?
- Does the conclusion pull together the entire argument? How might the conclusion be more effective?
These checklists provide guidelines for you and your reviewers.
Use the space below to reflect on what you learned from your reviewers’ comments. Write some specific revision goals before you begin to revise your essay.