Use the Revision Checklist below to help you edit your essay. Take a printed copy of your essay and apply each question to it to help you with the revision process.
- Does the essay have a clear and concise main idea? Is this idea made clear to the reader in a thesis statement early in the essay?
- Does the essay have a specific purpose (such as to inform, entertain, evaluate, or persuade)? Have you made this purpose clear to the reader?
- Does the introduction create interest in the topic and make your audience want to read on?
- Is there a clear plan and sense of organization to the essay? Does each paragraph develop logically from the previous one?
- Is each paragraph clearly related to the main idea of the essay? Is there enough information in the essay to support the main idea?
- Are there clear transitions from one paragraph to the next? Have key words and ideas been given proper emphasis in the sentences and paragraphs?
- Are the sentences clear and direct? Can they be understood on the first reading? Are the sentences varied in length and structure? Could any sentences be improved by combining or restructuring them?
- Does the essay have an effective conclusion--one that emphasizes the main idea and provides a sense of completeness?
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