Essay Edit Sheet

Name______Period ____ FD Due ______Essay Edit Sheet THIS IS NOT HOMEOWORK!!! Optional revision guidance for this long weekend: Have a parent, older sibling, knowledgeable friend, etc…help revise your essay for some extra input to improve your essay before turning it in! My OWN Revisions ______’s Revisions of MY Essay _____ Read your essay silently _____ Read your essay silently _____ # of paragraphs _____ # of paragraphs _____ Times New Roman/Calibri font _____ Times New Roman/Calibri font _____ Size 12? _____ Size 12? _____ Any extra spaces that aren’t necessary? _____ Any extra spaces that aren’t necessary? Mark with an X. Mark with an X. _____ Grabber or lead is effective _____ Grabber or lead is effective _____ Introduction Needs _____ Introduction Needs ___ Highlight thesis in teal ___ Highlight thesis in teal ___ Mention of 3 style elements ___ Mention of 3 style elements ___ reference to author quote as a tie-in? ___ reference to author quote as a tie-in? _____ Highlight Direct Quotes in yellow _____ Highlight Direct Quotes in yellow ___ in-text citation for every quote ___ in-text citation for every quote ___ not merely stuck in (interwoven) ___ not merely stuck in (interwoven) ___QuoteexplanationANALYSIS ___QuoteexplanationANALYSIS _____ Highlight Paraphrased parts in green _____ Highlight Paraphrased parts in green _____ in-text citation _____ in-text citation _____ flows & ties in to reason/analysis _____ flows & ties in to reason/analysis _____ Highlight “you” in turquoise _____ Highlight “you” in turquoise _____ Highlight “I” in purple (try to remove 1st _____ Highlight “I” in purple (try to remove 1st person!) person!) _____ Transitions—are they smooth and _____ Transitions—are they smooth and effective? effective? _____ No DEAD words (control F) _____ No DEAD words (control F) _____ Italicize novel titles, if used _____ Italicize novel titles, if used _____ Put short story titles in Quotes _____ Put short story titles in Quotes _____ Highlight in-Text Citations in red _____ Highlight in-Text Citations in red (Steinbeck). (Steinbeck). _____ Spellcheck ? _____ Spellcheck ? _____ Wrap-around ending (restates thesis) _____ Wrap-around ending (restates thesis) 3 Things you want CONSTRUCTIVE feedback (meaningful 3 CONSTRUCTIVE comments or meaningful SUGGESTIONS suggestions, not just “fluff”) about from your partner: about your partner’s problem areas that he/she listed in _____ the left column: ______