Abellera, Magtoto, Nicolas

Writing for Research

Lee, L.

Peer Review

International business and the importance of communication

Content
Did the writer "show" you his/her ideas or just "tell" you a bunch of
things?
The writer did show ideas effectively.
Did you see what the writer intended for you to see?
yes
Did the writer present unclear information? Can you locate it and explain
what is unclear?
No, it was clear
What suggestions can you offer to improve the piece?
I think minor punctual errors could use fixing
Did the writer cite appropriately?
yes
Organization
Did the writer logically present his/her information?
Yes, they did.
Did the composition have you go between ideas, back and forth, without
warning about the deviation in progression of thought?
Sometimes, but most of the time, the ideas were well presented
Does the writer say one thing in one paragraph and then in the next
paragraph, discuss something else without adequate transition (and explicit saying
so)?
No, i think the writer does a good job with transitions
Did the writer introduce a new topic entirely at some point in the
composition?
No, it was all on topic
Was this purposeful? If so, was its purpose implicitly or explicitly stated?
If implicitly stated, how do you know?
This was purposeful for business majors, but not for myself
personally
The purpose of this paper was to enlighten readers about how
communication is important for international business, and it was explicitly
stated
 What suggestions can you offer to improve the way the composition is
organized?
I think the composition is good, but minor grammar errors.
Coherence
Does each word, sentence, and paragraph work together to provide
coherence and unity of thought?
yes
What revisions can be made with regard to coherency?
I think you guys have really good ideas and transitions, and it
makes sense.
Grammar and Mechanics
Does the writer make the "fatal mistakes"?
Minor grammar mistakes such as misplaced commas

Does the writer use you, we, our, or any pronoun (personal or general) that
causes confusion?
I feel like you guys use a lot of the word you
Do all the verbs agree with its subject?
yes
Are verbs in the appropriate tense?
yes
Do pronouns have a reference and does it agree with its reference?
yes
What other grammar errors did you observe in the composition?
Again, just minor grammatical errors

Style Sheet Format

What style sheet is the writer using?
APA
Did the writer format the paper according to the style-sheet selected,
correctly applying the required conventions of the style sheet? (Focus on direct
quotations, paraphrases, in-text citations, and bibliographic entries.)
Yes.
Did the writer compose a bibliography adhering to the style sheet
guidelines?
Yes.
Students are encouraged to provide as much written feedback as
necessary; however, the minimum amount of written feedback is an average of three
comments per page
Part 3a: Example Approaches to Frame Feedback responses
If you are not certain about framing response to your peers about their
papers, you may use the following the templates to inspire your response.
ASK QUESTIONS

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING PHRASES

I would like to know more about_____ because ____. I like this _________ because
______________ .