CHECKLIST FOR REVISING PROCESS EXPLANATIONS

DOCUMENT #3

PART I

For the peer reviewer to complete:

Read your classmate's paper. Then write, below, in your own words, a brief explanation of the process.










For the document's author to complete:

Read the explanation written above, and answer the following questions:

1. Does your classmate's brief explanation show that s/he understood the process?
   
   
2. If not, why not?
   
   
3. What, if anything, should be added to make it clear?
   

1. Is the explanation keyed to the stated purpose (instructions, narrative, or analysis)?
   
   
   
2. Does the document deliver exactly what the title promises?
   
   
   
3. Is enough background provided in the introduction for readers to understand and be interested in the process?
   
   
   
4. Is each step defined and its purpose discussed before it is explained or before instructions for completing the step are given?
   
   
   
5. Are visuals included whenever they can clarify the explanation?
   
   
   
6. Has all necessary information been included and all extraneous information been excluded?
   

1. Does the document have a full introduction, body, and conclusion?
   
   
   
2. Does a list of the major steps appear at the end of the introduction?
   
   
   
3. Does the explanation follow the exact sequence of steps in the process or procedure?
   
   
   
4. Has a single paragraph been used for each major step and a single sentence for each minor step? (NOTE: Each major step should be a separate subsection of the document, preceded by the appropriate level of subheading.)
   
   
   
5. Has the author used adequate transitions as time and sequence markers?
   
   
   
6. Are headings appropriate and adequate?
   

1. Is the level of technicality appropriate for the intended audience?
   
   
   
2. Are items of equal importance expressed in parallel form?
   
   
   
3. Is each sentence clear, concise, and fluent?
   
   
   
4. Is the document written in correct English?
   
   
   
5. For Instructions: Is the introduction written in third person? Are the actual step-by-step instructions written in second person ("order language")? Are any third-person explanations required within the "step-by-step" portion set up as notes?

For Process Analysis: Does the author maintain third person point of view throughout the document?

Process/instructions written by:

Peer review completed by:

Last Updated 8/25/99