ROUGH DRAFT WRITING. CHECKLIST

Drafting Checklist. Creating a quality rough draft.

 

As you draft your essay, consider the following points:

< Is the title engaging and suggestive?

< Is the topic manageable?  Is your subject too narrow or too broad?

< Is the thesis clear based on a careful reading of the work?
Is your thesis carefully and precisely articulated?

< Is your argument persuasive?
i.e. Do you take a clear position?

< Does the opening paragraph introduce the topic in an interesting manner?

< Are the paragraphs fully developed, unified, and coherent?
Is each paragraph preceded by a solid topic sentence that advances your thesis?

< Is your word choice descriptive, specific, and persuasive?
Is your essay purged of “it,” “something,” other vague language and clichés?
Avoid broad sweeping statements, such as “In society today . . . .”

< Do any important points require further evidence from the text?

< Are there transitions linking the paragraphs?

< Are your sentences syntactically graceful?

< Does the concluding paragraph provide a sense of closure? 
Does your essay leave a lasting impression?

< Have you proofread for grammar errors? 

< Have you spell checked?

< What grade would you give this paper?

 

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