Writing Checklist Template

Writing Checklist Template Name ___________________________ Date _______________ Hour ____________ 1. Title of Writing Assignment: Type # _________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ __

Introduction: 2. Define Thesis: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ __ 3. Thesis of the Writing Assignment: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ____ 4. Where in the thesis states your opinion (circle it) and what you are going to talk about (underline it). 5. List in correct order of the three Social Study Knowledge from your Thesis: a. ___________________________________________________________ _ b. ___________________________________________________________ _ c. ___________________________________________________________ _ 6. Did you describe the purpose of government by John Locke in your introduction? YES or NO a. State the purpose of government by John Locke _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ____ 7. What words did you used to show strong voice? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ___

Body: 8. State TRANSITION word or phrase to start the body of the writing:

_______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ __ 9. For the first Social Studies Knowledge (a), what are the 5Ws? a. What is it about? _______________________________________________________________________ _ b. Who was it involved with? Make sure to include all parties involved directly and indirectly. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ___ c. Why did the event occur between the two main parties? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ____ d. Where was this taken placed? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ __ e. hoW did it happen? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ____ 10. What Core Democratic Value (CDV) is used to connect with the Social Studies Knowledge? _______________________________________________________________________ _ 11. Define the Core Democratic Value used in this paragraph. (Your own words) _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ____ 12. How did you connect the CDV with SS Knowledge? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________ ____ 13. State TRANSITION word or phrase to start the next body paragraph of the writing: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ __ 14. For the second Social Studies Knowledge (b), what are the 5Ws? a. What is it about? _______________________________________________________________________ _ b. Who was it involved with? Make sure to include all parties involved directly and indirectly. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ___ c. Why did the event occur between the two main parties? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ____ d. Where was this taken placed? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ __ e. hoW did it happen? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ____ 15. What Core Democratic Value (CDV) is used to connect with the Social Studies Knowledge? _______________________________________________________________________ _ 16. Define the Core Democratic Value used in this paragraph. (Your own words) _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ____

17. How did you connect the CDV with SS Knowledge? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ____ 18. State TRANSITION word or phrase to start the next body paragraph of the writing: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ __ 19. For the third Social Studies Knowledge (c), what are the 5Ws? a. What is it about? _______________________________________________________________________ _ b. Who was it involved with? Make sure to include all parties involved directly and indirectly. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ___ c. Why did the event occur between the two main parties? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ __ d. Where was this taken placed? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ __ e. hoW did it happen? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ____ 20. What Core Democratic Value (CDV) is used to connect with the Social Studies Knowledge? _______________________________________________________________________ _ 21. Define the Core Democratic Value used in this paragraph. (Your own words) _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ____

22. How did you connect the CDV with SS Knowledge? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ____

Conclusion: 23. State TRANSITION word or phrase to start the conclusion of the writing: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ __ 24. Conclusion of the Writing Assignment: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ____ 25. Where in the conclusion states your opinion (circle it) and what you have wrote about (underline it). 26. Did your conclusion have a strong voice of your opinion in it? ______________ 27. What words did you used to show strong voice? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ___