There are a couple of ways to review a paper. The simplest way to review a paper is to look only at grammar and punctuation. I say simplest, because you are only looking for those mistakes. Content is not your concern at all. While it may be simple in terms of focus, it is super tedious in my opinion.
Another way to review someone's paper is to do a content review. For this kind of review, you are going to focus less on grammatical structures and more on content and clarity of thought. The first paragraph should clue you in to the main idea of the paper. It should also include a clear thesis statement. If you have no idea what the paper is going to be about after reading the first paragraph, that is a problem. The next thing that you will look for is to make sure that the following paragraphs all relate back to the opening paragraph in some way. If not, that paragraph doesn't belong. This kind of review will also focus on making sure the paper never leaves the reader with a "why" in mind. If an opinionated statement is made, the paper needs to back it up with reasons and support.
Any related papers will follow the same strategy. Only now, you are going to really make sure that each separate paper is about the same topic, theme, etc.
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