5-Paragraph Essay – Revision
On your drafts, I marked errors and put question marks where I was confused or where some element of the paper was missing. Your job is to figure out what needs to be revised for your final draft. The following checklist is a guide to help you correct and revise your paper.
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)
4. Transitions _
(i.e., make connections bet. ideas
with words like however, in contrast,
therefore, for example, etc.)
5. Precision in word choice _
(avoid words like “things” and
“stuff”)
