Humanities 7
5-Paragraph – Revision
• Please use the following checklist to revise and correct your paper.
• Be sure to attach your corrected first draft and this checklist to your final draft.
Mechanics: Completed/Reviewed √
1. Typed _
2. Double-spaced _
3. Name, heading, and title _
4. Spelling, including homonyms _
Organization:
1. 5-paragraphs _
2. Introduction Paragraph
a. General topic _
b. Thesis _
c. Roadmap _
3. Body paragraphs
a. Match roadmap _
b. Topic sentence _
c. Examples _
d. Connect to thesis _
4. Conclusion Paragraph
a. Restate thesis _
b. Restate roadmap _
c. Summarize evidence _
Writing:
1. 3rd Person only
(do NOT use “I”, “we”, “us”, “you”, etc.) _
2. Look for commas splice _
(i.e., do not use a comma in place
a period)
3. Look for sentence fragments _
(i.e., incomplete sentences)
Did you attach copy of corrected first draft? _
Is this checklist attached? _
