<p> Persuasive Letter Editing Checklist</p><p>Introduction</p><p>Content</p><p>______Has the correct heading</p><p>______Is double-spaced and in 12pt Times New Roman Font </p><p>______Begins with a “hook” grabber</p><p>______Contains 2-3 sentences that provide background about the subject</p><p>______The last sentence provides a thesis (the main idea) for what you are writing about</p><p>______Provides three reasons that clearly support the position of the subject</p><p>Body</p><p>Paragraph 1</p><p>______Provides a transition in the first sentence</p><p>______States what your first suggestion is</p><p>______Has 2-3 examples that support the first suggestion</p><p>______Examples are clearly explained using good details</p><p>______Contains a closing sentence</p><p>Paragraph 2</p><p>______Provides a transition in the first sentence</p><p>______States what your suggestion is</p><p>______Has 2-3 examples that support the second suggestion ______Examples are clearly explained using good details</p><p>______Contains a closing sentence</p><p>Paragraph 3</p><p>______Provides a transition in the first sentence</p><p>______States your third suggestion </p><p>______Has 2-3 examples that support the third suggestion </p><p>______Examples are clearly explained using good details</p><p>______Contains a closing sentence</p><p>Conclusion</p><p>_____ Re-states the thesis from the introduction</p><p>_____ Summarizes the main reasons for your position</p><p>_____ Contains a call to action (further ideas that may help this person)</p><p>Grammar/ Structure/ Mechanics</p><p>_____ Each paragraph begins with a transition</p><p>_____ Each sentence ends with punctuation and begin with capital letters</p><p>_____ All words are spelled AND used correctly</p><p>_____ The sentences make sense (no run on sentences or sentence fragments)</p><p>_____ Punctuation is used correctly throughout the letter </p><p>_____ Has good vocabulary</p><p>_____ At least one example of figurative language can be identified</p>