Banning cigarrete smoking
Revision
Does my paper have a clearly stated opinion?
Is it in the opening paragraph? Where?
Does my essay have at least 4 body or development support paragraphs?
Do the supporting paragraphs have clear examples, evidence, or reasons?
Are these paragraphs indented?
Do these paragraphs have transitions?
Is there a separate conclusion paragraph?
Does the essay “hold together” and do the parts connect to one another sensibly?
Would I change the order of the paragraphs?
Would I make any other changes in organization, transitions, clarity, or word use?
What is my overall feeling about the essay?
Editing
Do the sentences “make sense” by themselves?
Are the sentences all complete by themselves?
Are the sentences too long? Does one sentence run into the next without punctuation?
Does the third person singular present tense verb end in -s or -es?
Do the past tense verbs have -d or -ed endings where needed?
Do the plurals have final -s endings where needed?
Are words that sound alike confused in spelling? For example, there and their, you’re and your, accept and except, etc.?
Are punctuation marks, like commas and apostrophes, present where needed?
Are there any other word, verb, sentence, or punctuation changes I would like to make?
