Peer Review of Popular Version of Research Paper

< style="font-family: arial;">In groups of three or four, take turns reading your papers out loud. After the writer has finished, listeners should answer the following questions aloud while the writer takes notes.

• <>What audience is the writer addressing? Describe this audience as specifically as you can: what is the age, gender, economic level, personality, etc. of the “typical” audience member?

• In what ways does the writer cater to the taste, knowledge, vocabulary, etc. of the intended audience? In what ways is or isn’t the tone of the article appropriate for the audience?
• To what extent does the article’s introduction grab the audience’s attention? Would members of the intended audience be motivated to read further? Why or why not?
• How does the writer establish credibility? In what ways does or doesn’t the writer sound well-informed and believable?
• In what way does the writer refer to outside research or expert testimony? How smoothly does the writer incorporate such evidence into his or her discussion?
• What did you learn from this article? What are you curious to learn more about?
• If this were your article, how would you revise it?