Checklist For Revising Your Work

_____  Did I stay focused and clearly say what I wanted to say?

DO I NEED MORE?

_____  Is there an interesting topic sentence that catches the attention of the reader, and clearly states what I am writing about?

_____  Do I have enough details to support my topic sentence?

_____  Do I have a good conclusion or closing sentence?

DO I NEED TO CUT ANYTHING OUT?   

_____  Are there details that don't support my main idea?

_____  Did I repeat myself?

_____  Are there sentences that don't make sense?

_____  Have I said too much about something?

WHAT CAN I CHANGE?

_____  Are there any confusing or unclear ideas?

_____  Did I SHOW and not just TELL about my ideas?

_____  Are there parts that can be more interesting or exciting?

AM I ORGANIZED?

_____  Does my writing have a beginning, a middle, and an end?

_____  Are my most important ideas placed where I want them?

_____  Did I place my ideas and details in a logical order (according to how important they are, when they happened or where they happened)?

_____  Did I follow directions for this assignment?

_____  Did I include everything that I needed to?