Revision Checklist

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Author                                                                          Date                             Class              .

Revision Editor                                                             Piece                                       .

_____   1.         Did the author write what he or she wanted to write?

 _____   2.         Is the topic focused?

 _____   3.         Is there a strong sense of purpose to the writing?

 _____   4.         Is the writing clear?

 _____   5.         Is the opening or lead strong?  Does it capture the reader’s attention?

 _____   6.         Are the main ideas supported with details?  Did the author use vivid examples?

 _____   7.         Does the conclusion leave the reader satisfied?

 _____   8.         Is all the information needed?  Are there any words, phrases, sentences, or  paragraphs that can be cut?  Is all the clutter eliminated?

 _____   9.         Are there places the ideas could be expanded?

 _____   10.     Does the piece show unity?  Do all of the parts build to a whole?

 _____   11.     Are the paragraphs cohesive and unified?  Does each one contain only one main idea?

 _____   12.     Is the style right for the subject?  Is the style consistent throughout the piece?

 _____   13.     What part of this piece do I like best?  Why? ________________________  ____________________________________________________________  ____________________________________________________________

 _____   14.     What part do I like least?  Why? __________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

 _____   15.     What part do I feel needs improvement?  How can it be improved? ______ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

Editing Checklist

 Author                                                                          Date                             Class              .

 Editor                                                                           Piece                                                   .

 This piece has been edited for the following:

 _____   1.    Sentences begin with capital letters.

_____   2.    Sentences have correct ending punctuation. 

_____   3.    Sentences are complete.

_____   4.    Paragraphs are indented.

_____   5.    Commas are used in compound sentences, and for listing of items in a series.

_____   6.    Quotation marks (when necessary) are used correctly.

_____   7.    Apostrophes are used correctly for contractions.

_____   8.    Spelling is correct.

_____   9.    Unnecessary words, phrases, and sentences have been eliminated.

_____   10.     Use of common homonyms (there, their, they’re; to, too, two, your, you’re) is correct.

_____   11.     Verb tenses are correct.

_____   12.     Subjects and predicates agree.

_____   13.     Pronouns agree with the nouns they replace.

_____   14.     Apostrophes are used correctly for possessive nouns.

_____   15.     Proper nouns and adjectives are capitalized.

_____   16.     Colons are used correctly.

_____   17.     Semi-colons are used correctly.

_____   18.     Underlining or italics is used correctly.

_____   19.     Parentheses are used correctly.

_____   20.     Dashes are used correctly.