Peer Review 1: No Name
Cognition: I think that your proposition is good and definitely falls within the genre of a justificatory argument. However, I’m not sure that your argument feels like a justificatory argument. This seems to me to be like an explanatory piece overall because you don’t provide much evidence to support your proposition. You explain the background of your argument, but you don’t explain why the debate about Cleopatra’s race has relevance and why it should continue. This is especially since you say that we can never really know her race; it raises the question of what the point is of talking about it. Score: 3
Invention: I think that your topic is very interesting, especially considering that you are not taking a side of the debate but rather you are making an argument about the debate. Your proposition is good and …show more content…
You have a proposition, reasons, and evidence in the piece. All of the elements of an argument are in place, and you are reaching your target audience. You provide background information when necessary, making the information more accessible to your audience. Score: 4
Invention: Your proposition, reasons, and evidence are all appropriate for a justificatory piece. However, one thing to note is that your proposition contains two parts. The first is that Cleopatra is continuing to be a definition for women and power, and the second is that Shakespeare’s play is now a way to discuss race and feed our obsession with race. You are essentially making two different arguments and trying to put them together. On one hand, you are talking about gender; on the other, you are talking about race. Try to condense your proposition into one unified statement rather than two. Score: 3
Reasoning: Your reasoning is good overall. Your evidence supports your reasons, which go directly back to your proposition. Score:
Cognition: I think that your proposition is good and definitely falls within the genre of a justificatory argument. However, I’m not sure that your argument feels like a justificatory argument. This seems to me to be like an explanatory piece overall because you don’t provide much evidence to support your proposition. You explain the background of your argument, but you don’t explain why the debate about Cleopatra’s race has relevance and why it should continue. This is especially since you say that we can never really know her race; it raises the question of what the point is of talking about it. Score: 3
Invention: I think that your topic is very interesting, especially considering that you are not taking a side of the debate but rather you are making an argument about the debate. Your proposition is good and …show more content…
You have a proposition, reasons, and evidence in the piece. All of the elements of an argument are in place, and you are reaching your target audience. You provide background information when necessary, making the information more accessible to your audience. Score: 4
Invention: Your proposition, reasons, and evidence are all appropriate for a justificatory piece. However, one thing to note is that your proposition contains two parts. The first is that Cleopatra is continuing to be a definition for women and power, and the second is that Shakespeare’s play is now a way to discuss race and feed our obsession with race. You are essentially making two different arguments and trying to put them together. On one hand, you are talking about gender; on the other, you are talking about race. Try to condense your proposition into one unified statement rather than two. Score: 3
Reasoning: Your reasoning is good overall. Your evidence supports your reasons, which go directly back to your proposition. Score: