PEER REVIEW GUIDE FOR ESSAY BOOK REVIEW
 
(Do not just criticize, but make suggestions for improvement wherever it is needed.)
 
 
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name of author
 title of paper
name of reviewer
1. How well does the paper read? Are there parts that are unclear or difficult to understand? Does it hang together and make sense? Is it well organized?
 
 
 
 
 

2. Are there glaring typos, misspellings, ungrammatical sentences, etc.?
 
 
 
 
 

3. Is documentation given in correct MLA format?
 
 
 
 

4. Is it a book review of one of the books on the library reserve list of "Sources on Interreligious Dialogue"?
 
 
 
 
 

5. Has it clearly identified the goals, objectives, or purposes of the book and of the interreligious dialogue it represents?  (Note: Any such interreligious dialogue is an attempt at a meeting of minds and spirits of different religious traditions.  Does the paper recognize the nature and significance of the book as a genuine dialogue?)
 
 
 
 

6. Has the paper clearly evaluated the book in light of the identified goals and how well the attempted meeting of minds and spirits has taken place?
 
 
 
 
 

7. Has it clearly evaluated the book in terms of how well the author/editor of the book and the participants in the dialogue have been empathetically objective?
 
 
 
 
 

8. Does the paper give clear evidence to support these evaluations, by way of discussing specific representative parts of the book -- allowing the reader to see the truth of the evaluative claims being made about the book?
 
 
 
 
 

9. Is the paper consistent with (and take account of) relevant material covered in class?
 
 
 
 
 

10. Any other comments or suggestions for improvement?
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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