Revision Workshop for Writing Project 3
Consider the following questions carefully, and answer them honestly. Construct your revision agenda based on the questions to which you give a clear "No."
1. Do you have a title that captures the attention of your readers and forecasts for them the content of your essay? Have you considered using a subtitle?
2. Does your essay have a clear and compelling introduction?
3. Is your thesis clearly defined and arguable? Does it make a claim about the meaning of the sign you are analyzing?
4. Are your claims supported by appropriate, relevant, substantial evidence?
5. Are all direct quotations smoothly integrated into your essay? Have you used MLA in-text citation to properly attribute all material from secondary sources--quotations, summaries, and paraphrases?
6. Does your argument progress in a clear and logical manner? Do you utilize effective transitions ?
7. Does your conclusion tie up all loose end and give your reader a satisfying sense of closure?
8. Have you included a properly formatted works cited page? Are all the sources you list actually cited in your essay?
9. Is your essay at least six full pages?
10. Have you followed Glaser's twelve Rules of Thumb?
11. What items should you include on your revision agenda?