Author’s Name ________________________________________
PEER EDITING –
OUTLINE CHECKLIST
Do you have a correct heading? YES NO
Do you have an original, creative title? YES NO
Is your thesis sentence written properly? YES NO
Are all Roman numeral aligned properly? YES NO
Does all Roman numeral content share the same PARALLEL format? YES NO
Does each Roman numeral state a body paragraph topic? YES NO
Are all letters/numbers aligned properly? YES NO
Do all letters/numbers content share the same PARALLEL format? YES NO
Does each letter state detail/support of the body paragraph? YES NO
If letters are used, have you used them correctly? YES NO
Do the title and thesis match the paper? YES NO
Have you placed a page number on the outline? YES NO
YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE A PAGE NUMBER ON THE OUTLINE!
WORK CITED CHECKLIST
Do you have a page number in the correct form in the top right? YES NO
Do you have the title Works Cited centered on the page? YES NO
Are all Work Cited entries USED in the body of the research essay? YES NO
How many sources have been used within the essay body? # ________
Are all entries in alphabetical order by the first item? YES NO
Are all entries in MLA format? CAREFULLY WATCH PUNTUATION, ETC.! YES NO
Can the parenthetical documentation of your paper be traced to the Work Cited page?
YES NO
FORM CHECKLIST
Do you have a cover sheet in the proper format? YES NO
Does the paper have the proper heading? YES NO
Does the paper have an original title? YES NO
Are page numbers in the correct form at the top right of each page? YES NO
Do you have a standard margin on your paper (1”) YES NO
Are all pages in the exact order they need to be? YES NO
Is everything in your paper double-spaced? YES NO
Are your used note cards in the correct flip-page format? YES NO
Are your used bib cards in the correct flip-page format? YES NO
Is all rough draft (and editing) in order? YES NO
Are all unused cards (bib and note) banded together and submitted? YES NO
Is the overall appearance of your paper absolutely beautiful? YES NO
OUTLINE/WORK CITED/FORM Feedback and Advice
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Edited by ____________________________________
FORMAT CHECKLIST
Does EVERY SINGLE piece of information from a source have doc.? YES NO
EVERYTHING MUST BE DOCUMENTED UNLESS IT CAME FROM YOUR BRAIN!
Is each parenthetical documentation in the correct form? YES NO
SHOULD BE (author 999). UNLESS AUTHOR/PAGE IS UNAVAILABLE
Have you used at least FOUR sources within the essay body? YES NO
Have you written at least one short quote? YES NO
Have you written at least one long quote? YES NO
YOU CANNOT HAVE MORE THAN TWO LONG QUOTES.
Is the long quote form correct (no “”/two tab indent/period location) YES NO
Have you written at least one paraphrase? YES NO
Does paraphrased information still have adequate citations? YES NO
Is your use of quotes and paraphrases balanced? YES NO
Have you used quotes and paraphrases as effective details? YES NO
r Highlight all details on the draft! COLOR USED IS _______________
FORMAT Feedback and Advice
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Edited by ____________________________________
CONTENT CHECKLIST:
Does your introduction have a STRONG, CLEAR thesis? YES NO
Does your introduction provide a guide for the paper organization? YES NO
Does each body paragraph have a CLEAR topic sentence? YES NO
Does the topic sentence state what the entire paragraph is about? YES NO
Do you have commentary for each detail? YES NO
YOU NEED TO HAVE COMMENTARY TO MOVE FROM ONE IDEA TO THE NEXT AS WELL AS ELABORATE ON THE TOPIC AT HAND!!!
Does every detail support the paragraph topic and the thesis? YES NO
Does all commentary support the detail, paragraph topic and thesis? YES NO
Does the essay have a “big but”? YES NO
Does every body paragraph have a closing sentence? YES NO
Have you used TRANSITIONS? YES NO
Is your presentation of thought logical? YES NO
Do you have DEPTH of topic? YES NO
- language
- details
- patterns
- trends
- rules
- ethics
- theories
Do you have COMPLEXITY of thought? YES NO
- relationships over time
- different points of view
- interdisciplinary connections
CONTENT Feedback and Advice
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Edited by ____________________________________
Mechanics Check – Have you written in active voice avoiding “be” verbs as much as possible? Have you avoided first and second person? Have you avoided vague pronouns (especially it and this)?
MECHANICS CHECKLIST
r Circle all VERBS in RED (check tense, agreement, choice, etc.)
r Place a TRIANGLE around THIS, THAT, THESE, IT, etc. – make sure they have clarifiers
r Place an X over the following words – would, could, should, might, maybe, you, yours, I, I think, my, my opinion, we, our, etc. – Remove them if at all possible!!!
r Place Parenthesis around all prepositional phrases – make sure prepositions are correctly used and you have avoided idioms and dangling prepositions.
Is your paper FRAGMENT free? YES NO
Is your paper RUN-ON free? YES NO
Have you corrected all AWKWARD WORDING? YES NO
Pay attention to leads in front of quotes and shifts in tense and number
Do you have fitting WORD CHOICE & correct spelling/usage? YES NO
Is EVERYTHING you have written in THIRD PERSON? YES NO
Have you corrected all spelling errors? YES NO
Have you corrected all comma errors? YES NO
Have you corrected all punctuation errors? YES NO
Does every verb agree with the subject? YES NO
Does every verb project the proper tense? YES NO
PRESENT TENSE WITH LITERATURE!
Have you avoided unclear references (this, unclear pronouns, etc.)? YES NO
Have you avoided ALL contractions, slang, clichés, etc.? YES NO
THIS PAPER NEEDS TO BE EXTREMELY FORMAL IN NATURE!!!
q Simple Sentence
q Compound Sentence
q Complex Sentence
q Compound-Complex Sentence
q Prepositional Phrase
q Appositive Phrase
q Gerund Phrase
q Infinitive Phrase
MECHANICS Feedback and Advice
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Edited by ____________________________________
Outside of class edit by _________________________________________ (signature) on _____________
Self Edit on ______________
