Paragraph Checklist



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Paragraph Checklist

Use the following checklist to review the body paragraphs for your final essay:

|Question |Yes |

|Have I chosen an interesting topic or aspect of a topic? | |

|Have I indented the paragraph five spaces? | |

|Have I included a clearly identifiable topic sentence? | |

|Does the topic sentence clearly state the subject and the intended purpose? | |

|Have I included at least three or four sentences in addition to the topic sentence? | |

|Have I included one or more sentences that comment on the topic? | |

|Have I included one or more sentences offering details about the topic? Are those examples | |

|specific, concrete, and clear? | |

|Have I included a closing sentence that effectively sums up the main point or dominant | |

|impression of the paragraph? | |

|Is the paragraph unified about one item or aspect of a topic? | |

|Do all the sentences relate specifically to the topic sentence? | |

|Have I organized the paragraph logically? | |

|Is a variety of sentence types and lengths included? | |

|Have I used effective and sufficient transitions, such as similarly, therefore, also, or then,| |

|to relate one sentence to the next? | |

|Have I deleted unnecessary or vague words and repetitive phrasing? | |

|Have I proofread for usage, grammatical, or spelling errors? | |

|Have I properly cited any sources in the text for direct quotations and paraphrases? | |

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