Checklist Questions
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Apply the rubric to your essay and ask yourself the following questions.
- Have I introduced the topic in an engaging way?
- Is the organization of the essay logical; does each part build on the ideas that precede it?
- Have I used text features, such as subtitles or headings, to signal new subtopics?
- Do I have sufficient facts, details, quotations, and examples to support the main ideas of the essay?
- Have I used appropriate and varied transitions between the parts and ideas (sentence or paragraph level)?
- Is my language precise and objective, formal enough in tone for an informational essay about Shakespeare?
If you answered no to any of the checklist questions, revise your essay.