Journal-

What's the problem with your paper?  Look at it critically and tell me what's wrong with it.  What are you missing?  What did you add that you didn't need?  Are you using the conventions of in-text and in-sentence citation correctly?

Groups and editing....

1.  What's the author's stance?

2.  Did they provide some history or background to catch up the readers with what they already know?

3.  Do they have a thesis?  Circle it.

4.  Are there at least 3 body paragraphs?

5.  Did they include a rebuttal section as a paragraph?

6.  Is the introduction long enough?  Is the conclusion long enough?

7.  Are the direct quotes attached to their own words or are they sentences by themselves?

8. What is the essay missing to convince you?

9. Did they manage in-text or in-sentence citations correctly?

10. Provide a compliment.

11.  Ask a question if you are still not convinced.

12.  What point could they add to be more convincing?

13.  Do they seem like they are being fair?

14.  Offer a compliment.