Draft Response Sheet

Engl 4057/5057

Weds Feb 8, 2012

Draft Workshop for Essay 2: "How-To," Tech Writing

(O'Donnell, ETSU, First-year composition course materials)

Author: __________________________

Shortened Version of Title: _________________________

Reader: __________________________

1. Would someone actually want to read this? Who is the audience for the piece?

2. Comment on the images in the piece? Does the topic require illustrations? Are the existing illustrations useful, or are they more decorative? Do they have clear, helpful captions?

3. Comment on other nonverbal elements of the piece: fonts, section headings, bulleted lists, numbered lists, sidebars, etc.

4. Comment on the writing style. Is the writing clear and concise? Can anything be cut?

5. Is any information missing?

6. If this were your writing, what would you do to it, to revise?

Other comments:

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Draft Response Sheet Template

for Draft of Academic Essay

Engl 4057/5057 Writing: Theory and Teaching

Weds Feb 29, 2012

Author: __________________

Title: __________________

Reader: __________________

Date: __________________

1. Focus/ Purpose

2. Organization

3. Support and Development

4. Quotes and sources:

- quality of written sources

- aptness of quotes

- clarity and thoroughness of attributions, within the text

- clarity and completeness of documentation

5. Style