1. The assignment notes that the assignment’s thesis statement should convince your blog’s audience that your subject’s life should matter to readers. Has the author successfully done this (i.e. answered the “so what?” question)? How has s/he answered this question?
2. Rather than simply presenting a narrative of the person’s life, the assignment should present an argument about how the subject’s life fits into a wider context. Examine the draft’s thesis statement. Does it make a substantial claim that others might challenge or oppose? While we’re at it, does it also lay out a roadmap for the rest of the essay?
3. Are the details included in the body of the essay sufficient to prove the claim made in the thesis? Which details are the most important or compelling? For the details that are less compelling, how might the author make them more intriguing or memorable? (Hint: specific details are what interest readers!)
4. If the author were to expand the draft, how might he or she do so? In other words, at what points in the draft do you think “I want to know more about this?”
5. Finish by writing at least two concrete changes the author can make in order to improve this draft.
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