Editing Checklist

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Editing Checklist Formatting   

2.0-3.0 Spacing CAPS for TITLES Indented paragraphs

Mechanics   

Punctuation Spelling Grammar following S-V-O?

Structure 

  

Sandwich shape? -Paragraph 1 = Intro -Paragraph 2, 3, 4, etc = Body -Final Paragraph = Conclusion TS, CS, Supporting Details Intro = Hook + Thesis -Thesis = clear, precise, relevant Conclusion = Reflects P1 + Thesis?

Editing Code Words and Symbols REP =

Rephrase.

AWK =

Awkward sounding sentence. E.g.



Sentences FLOW? -Linking words? Formal Tone? -No “You’s” or “We’s” (except for instruction paragraphs) -No CONTRACTIONS (e.g. don’t, didn’t)



Helpful pictures/diagrams that can help me communicate more clearly?

Style Change.

G=

Grammar error.

A? =

Missing or incorrect article. E.g.

Frag =

  

Is my info., ideas, and opinions relevant and appropriate to my reading audience? Will my audience care about my written piece? Are there any ideas that I can express more simply or more clearly? Are there any ideas that I need to explain further with more detail?

object” E.g.

RO =

I have revised my paper at least 2 separate times?

walked home.  He walked home.

Run on sentence. One sentence that should be two sentences (or more!). E.g.



Darren loves his wife so much he thinks of her all the time. Darren loves his wife so much He thinks of her all the time. 

C-AWK =

Awkward sounding sentence starting with a conjunction. It can be corrected by connecting it with another complete sentence. E.g.

VA =

E.g.

=

She like ice cream.  She likes ice cream..

Add a word. E.g. He my friend. is

=

Missing phrase, clause, or word. E.g.

CAPS =

_________ like to eat beef?  Do you like to eat beef? 

Capitalization error. E.g.

P =

Because it looked good.  I bought it because it looked good.

Verb agreement problem.

Final Check 

She ate apple.  She ate an apple.

Sentence fragment. An incomplete sentence missing some part of “subject-verb-

Other Important Questions 

I feel difficult.  I feel stressed.

SC =

Style 

Write this sentence differently.

We live in korea We live in Korea

Punctuation error. Missing or incorrect . , ; : etc.

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