Editing Checklist

1st Draft
  • Are the thoughts presented clearly?
  • Are the main ideas supported with relevant facts?
  • Is the research question sufficiently answered?
2nd Draft
  • Are all words spelled correctly?
  • Does each sentence state a complete thought?
  • Are there any run-on sentences or sentence fragments?
  • Is each paragraph properly indented?
  • Does each sentence begin with a capital letter?
  • Are all proper nouns (names, titles…) capitalized?
  • Does each sentence end with the correct end mark?
  • Were commas, apostrophes and quotation marks used correctly?
  • Are sentences arranged in a logical order?
  • Are resources cited correctly?
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