Writing Checklist

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Yes

Engages the reader-Do I have a topic sentence?

It is:

• Did I begin with at least 3 general sentences about my topic?  Do I have a closing sentence?  They are?

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Contains facts and examples in the 2^nd paragraph

• Did I begin my second paragraph with a general sentence about my topic?  It is:
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• Do I have at least 4 facts to support my statement?

They are:

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Contains facts and examples in the 3^rd paragraph

• Did I begin my 3rd paragraph with a general sentence about my topic?  It is:
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• Do I have at least 4 facts to support my statement?

They are:

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3.

4.

Contains facts and examples in the 4^th  paragraph

• Did I begin my 4^th paragraph with a general sentence about my topic?  It is:
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• Do I have at least 4 facts to support my statement?

They are:

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Contains a Concluding Paragraph

• Did I restate my topic sentence from the 1^st paragraph?  It is:

• Did I restate my 3 general sentences about my topic as described in paragraphs in 2, 3, and 4?  They are:

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2.

3.

• Do I conclude this paragraph?  It is: 

Grammar/Spelling

Did I begin each sentence with a capital letter and end with punctuation?

Have I corrected run-on sentences?

Have I corrected all sentence fragments?

Have I checked for and corrected misspelled words?

Did I indent each paragraph?

Did I capitalize only proper nouns?

Did I put commas after dependent clauses?