Monday, October 5, 2015

Reviews of Rough Drafts- Experiment Paper

Emily’s Paper:
This essay used a great combination of experience and facts.  The facts and outside information was interwoven very nicely.  Also, the paragraphs were split up in a good way which helped the essay to flow very nicely.  The only possible hindrance to the flow of the paper was the existence of a few grammatical or spelling mistakes.  This can be fixed very easily though, so just be sure to read through the paper again to correct these minor errors.  It appears that most of the errors exist because you are trying to be very informal.  It is nice that you are informal so the paper is more relatable, but try to avoid these errors.  I noticed that a majority of the outside information is other peoples’ opinions, which is definitely valuable information, but it may be a little more convincing if you could find a few more numbers to back up the opinions.  It may be difficult because of the subject, but a few percentages (i.e. how many women wear makeup) should help.  At the end, the conclusion (although interesting) is a bit vague and unrelated to the topic and experiment which was written about.  Try instead to wrap up your discoveries and how the experiment has (or has not) affected you and your daily life. 

Quinn’s Paper:
This essay provides a great deal of narrative which allows the reader to be connected closer to you (the author).  Although it was nice that you had a lot of personal feelings and thoughts, I felt like there was not enough useful outside information.  The parts about the giraffe and the Matis people were a bit humorous and lightened the mood of the paper, which is nice.  It may help, though, if you were to add more outside or factual information to support your arguments.  The support that you do include seems a bit vague and you refute it, so therefore it doesn’t support or fit your argument very well at all.  Throwing in a few numbers or statistical facts should enhance your paper quite significantly.  Another issue that I noticed in the paper was that you seemed to jump around with no particular order or flow.  This may be because your topic wasn’t very well defined at the onset so it was difficult for me to follow.  Therefore, the first step is likely to clarify your topic/experiment and what you set out to determine or solve from the beginning.  Once you complete the previously mentioned problems and correct minor grammatical errors, your final paper will be solid.

Andrew’s Paper:

This rough draft is very well written, with only a few grammatical errors and great flow thus far.  The narrative which is used throughout the introductory paragraph is very productive in lightening the mood and encapsulating the reader.  Without a doubt, the comparisons         and descriptions in the first part of the draft are very beneficial for the paper.  It would be great if you could continue this tone throughout the rest of the paper.  You do a very good job transitioning into your problem and what you are going to do to try and solve the issue.  There is absolutely no question as to what your problem is since you clearly define it, as well as showing it through the narrative.  Aside from the minor grammatical or spelling mistakes, there were not any noticeable issues with the rough draft.  Once you finish writing the rest of the paper, be sure to include outside information to help supplement your paper.  I liked how you included a section about unexpected findings, as this will definitely help make your paper better.  Overall, I think this is set up to be a very solid paper, especially if you can continue writing as you did in the introduction.  

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