Name: __________________________________________________________ Final Draft Checklist You must complete this checklist and turn the checklist in with

your final draft. If you check that something has been checked and it is incorrect on your final draft, you will receive double points off for the mistake. Make sure you FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. _____1. Quotes: Bold-face your quotes from your novel (primary source): _______# of quotes _____2. Headers: Make sure you have formatted headers for each page with your last name and page number. If you do not know how to format a header, ask. Do NOT just type it at the top of the page. Ex. Mallard 1 _____3. Heading: Make sure your heading on the first page is set up as follows on the left margin: Your name English IV Mallard 20 September 2013 _____4. TAG: Make sure you have the following information in your introduction: Title of text, authors name, and genre (novel). _____5. Title of Essay: The title of your essay should be as follows: Topic name: Title of novel

_____6. Citations: Make sure your citations are as formatted as follows: (Authors last name page number) Example: (Shute 45) ____ 7. Thesis - clear and persuasive voice Body Paragraphs ___ Topic sentences clear ___ Organization is clear and paragraphs stay on topic ___ Specific examples and explanations given (Show and Tell)

Conclusion ___ Thesis restated ___ So What? Element Style ___ Use present tense when discussing literature ___ NO Metadiscourse (using you and your ___ Varied sentence patterns ___ Material is understandable ___ Accuracy of information ___ Using your comma rules sheet, check your commas to make sure they are correct and if you need any that you left out. ___ NO contractions (cant, dont, etc.) ___ Title of novel is italicized. ___ Name of author and characters are spelled correctly.