SELF­EDITING CHECKLIST: CONVENTIONS: ❏ Capitalization ­ all proper nouns: names, places are capitalized ❏ Punctuation ­ I have commas in the correct places (remember the pause trick), periods at the ends of sentences, etc. ❏ Indent all new paragraphs ❏ Checked for spelling OTHER: ❏ Authentic picture ❏ 2 Book Sources ❏ 2 Credible Website Sources ORGANIZATION: ❏ AMAZING lead ❏ You use sequence and transition words ❏ The text structure is easy to follow ❏ End with a sense of resolution and something for the reader to take away/think about VOICE: ❏ You can tell I care about my topic/person I am writing about ❏ The purpose for the paper is clear ❏ You have come up with your own “Take” on your research ­ you have a clear connection between your battle and your person. SENTENCE FLUENCY: ❏ Your paper is not choppy. (Listing research bullet points – fact after fact) ❏ Your writing flows and you alternate between long/complex and short/simple sentences. ❏ Higher level transitions are included. PRESENTATION: ❏ Heading ❏ Creative Title ❏ Paragraphing PEER EDITING CHECKLIST: Read your partner’s essay ​
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and then DISCUSS the following with them: ❏ Spelling, punctuation, convention errors that stand out ❏ Their word choice ­ can they use more creative words? Which ones? Try to stay away from using words like: fun, good, bad, etc. ❏ The beginning grabs your attention? What could they do to make sure it does? ❏ How does it sound when you read it aloud? Did you stumble over parts? Help them fix their sentence fluency. ❏ Do they use transitions? They need them. ❏ What parts are confusing and what do you not understand? Discuss what they need to fix to help with this. ❏ After reading, can you tell that your partner cares about their topic ­ if you are unsure ­ they need to convey it better. ❏ Anything else? … talk about two things that you really liked about their essay & one thing that they can improve on.