Writer'S Handbook Worksheets And Charts - 8th-9th Grades, Hamburg Central School District Page 3
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24Checklist for Proofreading
Usage- Have you misused any of the commonly
mixed up homonyms such as: there, their,
they’re, to, too, two, its, it’s, our, are,
your, you’re?
Capitalization- Have you capitalized all proper names of
people, places, and things? Have you started sentences with
a capital letter?
Grammar- Are all of your verb tenses consistent? Do your
subjects and verbs agree? Do you notice any sentence
fragments or run-on sentences? Read your work out loud.
Punctuation- Does each sentence have end punctuation?
Have you used commas to separate items in a series? Have
you punctuated conversation, short stories and poems with
quotation marks? Have you underlined or italicized novels?
Paragraph Structure- Do all of your paragraphs:
Support your thesis?
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Have a topic sentence?
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Have 5-8 sentences supporting topic sentence?
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Contain good transitions?
Content: Is the purpose of your essay clear? Is there a
focused thesis statement? Is there a conclusion? Is your
argument supported by significant details?
Quick tips:
Avoid using I or you in an essay unless instructed to do so.
Alot has always been two words: a lot
Vary your sentence structure and length to keep your essay
interesting.
Avoid belief statements such as I think, I believe, or I feel.
Never start a sentence with And or But.
Avoid using contractions in formal writing.
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