Please answer the following questions and include this sheet in your folder with your final paper.
- I have spent ___________ amount of time proofreading my final paper.
- I have checked for S-V agreement and proper verb tense usage
- I have checked for fragments, run-ons, and comma splices.
- I have an interesting introduction and a clear thesis statement early in my paper.
- Each of my body paragraphs has a topic sentence and stays focused on the topic (unity).
- I have tried to use "connecting" words in my paragraphs (coherence) and have tried to transition between paragraphs smoothly.
- I have used specific details to develop my ideas, and each body paragraph is related to my primary purpose (thesis).
- I have used a variety of sentence patterns in the paper (simply, compound, complex).
- My conclusion relates to my paper and is interesting. I do not introduce a new topic in my conclusion. The reader feels satisfied after finishing my paper.
- I have read my paper aloud to help me with proofreading.
- I have had someone else read my paper to help me with proofreading.
- I have used Spell-Check on my computer's word processor.
- I am aware of my own specific recurring problems, and I have proofread focusing on them.
- My paper is in the proper format.
- I am pleased with how this paper turned out.
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