Editing+Checklist

When you have finished writing, look at this list to see if you have completed all the editing steps:

1. Read your work aloud. Are any words missing? _____

2. Did you break your ideas into paragraphs? _____

3. Do you have an interesting first sentence? _____

4. Did you write completely, ending with a conclusion ? _____

5. Does every sentence start with a capital letter and end with a period or question mark? _____

6. Did you put commas in your compound sentences? _____

7. Did you use spell check? _____

8. Look at the homonyms (For example: there, their, they're, to, two, too). Did you use the right word? _____

9. Save, save, save! Did you save your work on your home computer? _____

Congratulations on a job well done!