Peer-Edit — The 8-Criterion Research-Mode Rubric

Whole-class watches MG-12 video (3:40 min). Children note 2 criteria and what makes them YES/PARTLY/NO.

• Pause video at each criterion overlay
• Affirm specific quotes used in the video peer-edit
• Note conference happens AFTER rubric

Today you peer-edit your partner's draft using the 8-CRITERION RESEARCH-MODE RUBRIC (MG-13). The 8 criteria are: 1. INTRODUCTION HAS HOOK + TOPIC-ORIENTING CONTEXT + RESEARCH-THESIS. 2. 3-5 BODY PARAGRAPHS WITH TIES. 3. CATEGORY-LINK TRANSITIONS AT PARAGRAPH OPENINGS. 4. EVERY FACT HAS SIGNAL-PHRASE ATTRIBUTION. 5. ≥1 PARAPHRASE AND ≥1 DIRECT QUOTE, DISTINGUISHABLE. 6. WORKS-CITED LIST ≥3 ENTRIES. 7. CONSISTENT FORMAL REGISTER. 8. CONCLUSION SYNTHESIZES (pulls categories together). For each criterion: mark YES / PARTLY / NO. Write a specific one-line note (quote the writer's text). For each PARTLY/NO, suggest ONE named revision move from MG-18. DO NOT re-write the partner's draft. Confer briefly — the writer picks up the pencil last. Then writer takes the rubric and chooses ≥2 moves to act on.

• Notice each criterion gets a SPECIFIC note (a quote or example), not 'good job'. Each PARTLY/NO gets a named MOVE suggestion. The peer editor does not rewrite — they suggest.

  model Criterion 1 (intro hook+context+thesis) — PARTLY. Note: 'Hook is strong ("What does it mean to find your voice?"); context is missing — go directly from hook to thesis without orienting the 19th-century enslavement/abolition context.' Move suggestion: MOVE 1 — stronger word choice OR add a context sentence. Criterion 4 (signal-phrase attribution) — YES. Note: '3 different signal phrases used ("According to McKissack", "Painter notes that", "Pinkney describes").' Criterion 7 (formal register) — PARTLY. Note: 'Most paragraphs formal; in body 3, sentence "It's wild that she did this in 1851!" is informal contraction + slang.' Move suggestion: MOVE 7 — register shift. Criterion 8 (synthesis conclusion) — NO. Note: 'Conclusion lists the 3 categories but doesn't synthesize. "In conclusion, Sojourner had an early life, gave speeches, and has a legacy." — just a summary.' Move suggestion: revise to add a 'so what does it all mean' line tying categories together.

  prompt Teacher models a 4-criterion peer-edit on a sample draft.

• Name the 8 criteria.
• What does the peer editor NOT do?

M-4-S-WR-19-A Chart

Reproduction of MG-13 at 11x17: 8 criteria in vertical list, each with YES/PARTLY/NO checkboxes and a notes line. Print-ready, dyslexic-friendly font.

MG-13 Chart Physical / non-image

8-criterion research-mode peer-editing rubric check-off sheet (print-ready 8.5x11, one per peer-edit cycle): 1. INTRODUCTION HAS HOOK + TOPIC-ORIENTING CONTEXT + RESEARCH-THESIS. 2. 3-5 BODY PARAGRAPHS WITH TIES (topic-sentence + information + evidence-with-citation + so-what). 3. CATEGORY-LINK TRANSITION WORDS AT PARAGRAPH OPENINGS. 4. EVERY FACT HAS SIGNAL-PHRASE ATTRIBUTION TO A SOURCE. 5. AT LEAST ONE PARAPHRASE AND AT LEAST ONE DIRECT QUOTE, DISTINGUISHABLE. 6. WORKS-CITED LIST WITH ≥3 ENTRIES. 7. CONSISTENT FORMAL REGISTER (no contractions, third-person, precise vocabulary). 8. CONCLUSION SYNTHESIZES (pulls categories together, not just summary). Each criterion has a checkbox (yes / partly / no), a notes line, and a one-sentence quote/example space.

• Swap drafts with partner. Apply the 8-criterion rubric. Mark YES/PARTLY/NO. Write specific notes. Suggest ≥1 named move for each PARTLY/NO.

  scaffold MG-13 rubric sheet; partner conference card; MG-18 anchor reference
• Hold a 5-minute conference. Writer asks 2 clarifying questions. Editor explains marks. Writer chooses ≥2 moves to act on.

  scaffold Conference protocol card; writer-response sheet

• Hand in your peer-edit rubric sheet with notes and move suggestions visible.
• Move status-tile to PEER-EDIT or PUBLISH.

• Star your partner's strongest move you found.
• Predict: tomorrow we begin final publication.

• Apply 2 of your partner's move suggestions to your draft tonight. Annotate. Bring tomorrow for final publication.