Argumentative research essay ( pilot Aviation)

Essay Revision and Editing Checklist for Academic Essays

Use this checklist to ensure that the revision and editing work you have completed in the writing process has helped you

to meet the goals of an assignment.

Keep in mind, each assignment may have ADDITIONAL goals and conventions appropriate to established discipline and

conventions.

If you look at this list and do not understand how to complete these tasks or why to complete these tasks, avail yourself

of resources posted for your class or do a web search of your own. The Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) is an excellent

starting place.

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Ideas/Content ☐ I used brainstorming and a concept map or outline to create and organize my ideas.

☐ My thesis is clear, meaningful, and worthwhile.

☐ My essay relates to my thesis, exploring it with depth and meaning.

☐ My ideas relate to one another.

☐ I have no stray ideas out of place in my writing.

☐ My writing makes complete sense.

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Organization

☐ My title is thoughtful.

☐ Ideas are organized in a meaningful way.

☐ The sequence of ideas is logical and intentional.

☐ I have an interesting introduction that effectively leads the reader to the thesis and creates interest.

☐ My ideas flow from one to another.

☐ Each paragraph has a strong, clear topic sentence. Each topic sentence is like a mini-thesis for the paragraph.

☐ I used helpful transitions between main points, (e.g., "First of all," or "Similarly").

☐ The body paragraphs are in logical order, and each paragraph has its own development and relationship with

the thesis.

☐ I have a satisfying conclusion.

Voice & Style

☐ Point of view is consistent and appropriate for the context of the assignment.

☐ The pronoun “you” and any form of 2nd person point of view are avoided (you, your, you’re, yourself). I am not

assuming what the reader thinks, and I am not telling the reader what to think.

☐ The tone and level or writing are appropriate to college-level writing. My writing sounds as intelligent and

educated as I am.

☐ The tone, style, and content are appropriate for my audience of intelligent, educated readers.

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Conventions

☐ Each of my paragraphs has one main idea.

☐ I have used correct grammar.

☐ I have used correct punctuation.

☐ I have checked my spelling.

☐ The tone and voice of the essay are appropriate to formal, academic writing.

☐ My final draft contains no typographical errors.

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Fluency & Correctness—needed for clarity

☐ My sentences build logically upon the one(s) before.

☐ My sentences are different lengths.

☐ My sentences start in different ways.

☐ The meaning of each of my sentences is clear.

☐ My sentences flow easily from one to another.

☐ I have scrutinized my paper for comma splices and other run-on sentences.

☐ There are no incomplete sentences.

☐ I maintain consistent verb tense, especially in summaries.

☐ I express similar ideas using parallel construction.

☐ My pronouns match the nouns to which they refer.

☐ I omitted needless words.

☐ Homonym check: there, they’re, and their.

☐ Homonym check: your and you’re.

☐ Homonym check: to, too, and two.

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