ELA3105-ABED_1: PQP for Peer Editing

PQP for Peer Editing: Praise, Question, Polish

To assist your peer reviewer in editing your rough draft, you will want to share the Praise, Question, Polish (PQP) technique of editing. This is a very succinct method of editing, allowing you to direct your reviewer to focus on the areas you feel you need the most help.

Download and print the PQP Sheet for your reviewer.

Praise: Find at least one thing (and preferably more) that you think is good about the paper. Here are some possible areas for discussion:

Was it logical and on topic?

Did you use specific word choices and vivid verbs?

I like the part where....

I’d like to know more about....

You used some powerful words, like....

I like the order you used in your writing because....

Question: These are questions that the writer has for the reviewer(s). Reviewers are to answer these questions with as much detail as possible.

What do you think is the strongest part of my writing?
Where should I provide more information, detail, or evidence?
What part doesn’t make sense to you?
How can I make my writing clearer?
Do I use some “tired” words that I should change? (e.g., awesome, nice, bad, super, good, and so on.)
Would you recommend I find some synonyms for the key words?

Polish: Point out at least one thing that could make my assignment more effective. Be positive and be sure to give some specific examples of how you think my assignment could be improved. Below are some possible areas of discussion:

What is your favourite part?

Did I “grab” your attention with my opening sentence?

Do I need a more effective conclusion?

You confused me when....

Where can I add more details?

Where have I provided too much summary?

Where could I have made more effective word choices?

Are each of my body paragraphs focused on one topic?

Are my paragraphs in the most effective order?

Have I used effective transitions from one idea to the next, one paragraph to the next?

Have I used a variety of sentence types and beginnings?