Student Name: ____________________________ Draft # [ ] Final Draft [ ] Yes [ ] No

Fantastic Writers Expository Proof Reading Check List

Essay title: _____________________________

Date:_____________________

Section 1:
Organization:

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[ ] My formal essay does not have contractions. [ ] I have a title, introduction, body, and a conclusion. [ ] Each paragraph has at least 4 complete sentences. [ ] I have an introductory sentence in my first paragraph, and a conclusion sentence to introduce my conclusion in my final paragraph. [ ] I indented each paragraph. [ ] My essay is neat and easy for others to read! [ ] I have used powerful transition words to begin new paragraphs. (No boring transitions!) [ ] Each sentence doesnt start with a conjunction (and, or, but, then, so, because)

Section 2:
Ideas:
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[ ] I completed brainstorming and an outline before starting this draft. [ ] Yes [ ] No

opinions!!!!

] My Central Idea is in my introduction paragraph and restated in my conclusion. ] Very few of my sentences start with the same word. ] I used an attention grabber in my introduction paragraph. ] All of my ideas make sense and are well thought out. ] All of my ideas go with the writing prompt. (Im not off topic) ] I have included several supporting details with SPECIFIC and detailed examples! ] I have answered EVERY question the prompt asked me to. ] My ideas are clear, to the point, and easy to understand. ] My essay keeps the INTEREST of those who read it and includes FACTS, NOT

[ ] My essay HAS POWERFUL ADJECTIVES, VIVID VERBS, and great word choice. [ ] I used specific nouns to add extra detail to my essay.

Section 3:

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Writing Conventions

[ ] I have reread this entire essay at least twice. [ ] I have corrected run-ons by splitting them into separate sentences, using a comma/semicolon, and/or adding conjunctions. [ ] I have placed periods, commas, quotation marks, apostrophes, and exclamation marks in places where they belong. [ ] I have capitalized all proper nouns. [ ] I have sentences of different lengths. [ ] I have fully revised then edited this draft. (I used the editing marks sheet and not my eraser!!!!) [ ] I have combined all short, choppy sentences using conjunctions.

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