Grade 6 - Pingry School
EDITING CHECKLIST –Mrs. Gibson
_______ Sentences begin with capital letters.
_______ Sentences have correct end punctuation.
_______ Proper nouns are CAPITALIZED!
_______Sentences are complete and there are no FRAGMENTS.
_______There are no run-on sentences. EX. I am tired my game ran late. I am tired. My game ran late.
_______ Semi-colons are used correctly to separate independent clauses (if each part of sentence could stand alone as its own sentence) I am tired; my game ran late.
_______Colons are used correctly to list items: tennis rackets, lacrosse sticks, shoulder pads, mouthguards.
_______ Commas are used in compound sentences and for listing items in a series. The man took his ax, shield, and sandals, and he ran into the forest.
_______Apostrophes are used correctly for contractions and possessive nouns.
_______Spelling is correct.
_______ Homonyms are correct (to/too/two, there/they’re/their, etc.)
_______No words are missing from sentences.
______Word choice- interesting adjectives, vivid nouns and verbs are used. USE A THESAURUS!!!
______Beginnings of sentences are varied.
_______ Sentences have been grouped into paragraphs that are………. indented.
_______Paragraphs begin with topic sentences.
_______Each sentence in the paragraph relates to the topic sentence.
_______New paragraphs are used for a change in time, place, or topic.
_______New paragraphs are used every time a speaker changes.
_______ “Quotation marks are used in dialogue,” the teacher explained with a sigh.
_______ Verb tense is correct and consistent throughout the piece (present vs. past)
_______Titles are identified (books and movies are underlined or italicized, chapters, songs, poems, and other shorter works are in “quotations”.)
_______ Ending sentence stays in the reader’s mind.
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