Recommended Comments -

"The difficulty with this section is that it does not develop a clearly expressed thesis."

"Moving forward, think about how this point connects back to your main argument." Recommended Comments

Structure your feedback into major and minor comments to help the author prioritize revisions. "The difficulty with this section is that it

If you need to write comments for a paper—whether you are a teacher grading a student’s essay or a peer reviewer evaluating a research manuscript—the best approach is to be constructive, specific, and balanced. "This is a very well-thought-out argument

Focus on reinforcing what they did well while giving clear directions for improvement. "This is a very well-thought-out argument!" "You express your ideas so well in this section." "I love how you’ve used vivid language choices here." Constructive Critique:

"There is a bit too much plot summary here; try to focus more on your own analysis."