Ø Identify
your thesis sentence
ü
Offer a one-sentence explanation or summary of what
the paper is about.
Ø
Is the thesis supported in the body of the
paper?
Ø
Clear purpose for the paper
ü
What is it intended to do or accomplish
Ø
Topic sentences
ü Does
it relate to your thesis?
Ø
Avoid
ü “There
is” or “there are” sentences.
Ø
Check 4 . . .
ü Proper
grammar & Proper punctuations.
ü Pronoun-antecedent
agreement
ü Subject-verb
agreement
ü Sentence
fragments/run-ons
Ø
Is your paper interesting?
Ø
Read your paper out loud
ü Go
back and look at each sentence
Ø
Check to be sure that you have No
Fragments.
Ø
Are there places where
ü More
details, examples, or specifics are needed
Ø Is
there a clear intro, body, and conclusion.
Ø Word
choice
·
Clear
·
Effective
·
Concise
Ø Do
any paragraphs seem much shorter and in need of more material than others?