2. Mark the parts of the draft that gave you trouble. What about the passages give you trouble?
3. Underline sentences that confuse you. In the margin write what you think the author is trying to say.
4. Circle the topic sentence. Do all paragraphs support the topic? If not, mark which ones do not.
5. Write one question at the end of each paragraph. Try to think of questions that ask for more information or for clarification of any idea, but the questions can also be about sentence style, sequence of ideas, or word choice. Perhaps your question(s) get answered in the next paragraph.
6. Suggest a more exciting way to begin the report/essay.
7. Suggest a more interesting/appealing title.
8. What does the writer tell you that you did not know? If the writer has merely restated the obvious, suggest ways that the writer can get beyond the obvious.
9. On the back of this page suggest possible counter-arguments or counter evidence to the position advocated in the report/essay.
10. Underline words or phrases that sound false (e.g., "thesaurus words," words that are too academic, slang, etc.).
11. Mark places where you need a transition in order to follow the logic or the narrative flow of the report/essay. That is, does the piece contain "leaps of connectivity?"
12. Circle or correct obvious grammatical errors.
13. Mark the places where you would like more information.
14. Is the piece assuming too much knowledge on the part of the reader? Is the audience well considered?