Used pre-writing (brainstorming, outline & the

checklist and coversheet to improve your

writing)possible +1, +2, +3
What you did well:
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3 Things you need to focus on improving for next
writing assignment: (or note 3 highlighted areas on this
page)..record these things on your formal writing
coversheet:
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Improvements made from last essay:
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Additional notes/comments:
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Writing Checklist ________________________________________________________
Need to correct heading (typed, 2x spaced, 1
st
& last name, teacher, period, date, title/title of assign)
Needs Introduction*
Improve attention getter (that relates to the topic/thesis)
Improve General Topic Sentence (answers the essay)
Improve Thesis sentence (outlines the 3 main points/supports for your thesis)...this is the key to
improving organization. You cant have a good paper without a good thesis statement!
*If there is a vocabulary word in the essay question, make sure you define that word in your introductory
paragraph. Also, define any abstract ideas (freedom, beauty, ect.)
1 (or 3) body Paragraph (s) with:
__/__/__Needs Transition/introductory sentence
__/__/__Needs Topic sentence that directly connect to
the thesis
__/__/__Improve proof or explanation of statement (at
least 3 supporting sentences/facts that connect to thesis)
Information is NOT accurate
Needs Conclusion
Improve summary of the essay
Improve Restatement the thesis statement
Improve final concluding statement ( a broad Big
Picture statement-answer the question of why the
information in the essay is important or what larger life
lesson can we learn from it)
Do NOT introduce new ideas in the conclusion
Proofreading:
Grammatical Checklist
Need to check Spelling
Check punctuation(commas, periods, quotations)
Do NOT use exclamation marks
Do NOT use contractions
Need to check capitalization
Need to check for verb tense agreement (in past tense)
Need to check for any run-on sentences or fragments
Style and organization checklist:
Did NOT answer the essay? Correctly/completely
Did NOT Follow all the other requirements for the
essay (footnotes, underlined key terms, ectcheck
essay rubric)
All lists are NOT in parallel form
Essay contains too many repeated words/phrases, ideas
or sentences structures
Paragraphs are NOT indented
Ideas/paragraphs are NOT organized, clear or easy
to understand
Sentences, ideas and paragraphs DO NOT flow; Need to improve use of transitions
Sentences are NOT direct, clear and concise (Make any wordy sentences more concise and direct by
eliminating unnecessary prepositional phrases)
It is NOT clear what all your pronouns are referring to
Do NOT use 1
st
, 2
nd
person consistent (no I, you, us, your, mine, my, ect.) OR need to eliminate
you and I when possible
Do NOT use slang/conversational tone (did NOT use and stuff, things, or anything, really,
like, ect)
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Essay Topic:_______________________________________
DO NOT DISCARD!!! Keep and staple to each essay or formal writing assignment completed
Take note of what elements are worth 2 s!!! These are very important!