Indicate whether the paper's points follow one another in sequence. Judge the appropriateness of the opening and concluding paragraphs. Identify the strengths of the paper. The critiques may be done during class time, but written critiques done as homework are likely to be more thoughtful. Use class time for the groups to discuss each paper and critique.
Students then revise their drafts for submission.
Use read-around groups. Read-around groups allow everyone to read everyone else's paper. Give each group a set and ask students to read each paper silently and select the best paper in the set. Each group discusses their choices and comes to consensus on the best paper. The paper's code number is recorded by the group, and the process is repeated with a new set of papers.