My Writing Checklist

Ideas
Key Questions:

Is my writing on topic?

Does it have details?

Does your writing have everything that it needs?
Use this checklist to help you.
_____ My writing has a MAIN IDEA.
_____ All of my sentences are about my TOPIC.
_____ I have DETAILS that are about my topic.
_____ My PICTURE goes with my writing and helps
people understand my story.
What is your score?

Why did you get that score?

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My Writing Checklist
Organization
Key Question: Are my sentences in order and
easy
to understand?
Does your writing have everything that it needs?
Use this checklist to help you.
_____ My sentences have ALL THE WORDS.
_____ I have TRANSITION WORDS (first, next,
last) to
connect my sentences.
_____ My sentences are SEQUENCED in order.
_____ I have a BEGINNING, MIDDLE, and END.
_____ My writing has a TITLE.
What is your score?

Why did you get that score?

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Voice
Key Questions: Is my writing interesting?
Do people want to keep reading it?
Does your writing have everything that it needs?
Use this checklist to help you.
_____ The TONE of my writing is exciting and shows
feeling.
_____ I know who my AUDIENCE is.
_____ My PICTURE shows how I feel about my
story.
What is your score?

Why did you get that score?

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My Writing Checklist
Word Choice

Key Question: Do my words help you make a

picture
in your mind?
Does your writing have everything that it needs?
Use this checklist to help you.
_____ I chose DESCRIPTIVE words.
_____ My words help create a PICTURE in my mind.
_____ My WORDS help make my writing better.

What is your score?

Why did you get that score?

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Sentence Fluency
Key Question: Is my writing easy to read aloud?
Does your writing have everything that it needs?
Use this checklist to help you.
_____ My writing has RHYTHM and FLOW.
_____ I have 3 or more SENTENCES.
_____ My sentences BEGIN with different words.
_____ I have CONNECTING WORDS (and, but,
because) in my sentences.

What is your score?

Why did you get that score?

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Conventions
Key Question: Does my writing have any
mistakes?
Does your writing have everything that it needs?
Use this checklist to help you.
_____ All of my sentences and proper nouns start
with
a CAPITAL LETTER.
_____ All of my sentences have PUNCTUATION.
_____ I SPELLED my word wall words correctly.
_____ I SOUNDED OUT the words I did not know.

_____ I used COMMAS and QUOTATION MARKS

where needed.
What is your score?

Why did you get that score?

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My Writing Checklist
Presentation
Key Questions: Is my writing nice to look at and
easy
to read?
Does your writing have everything that it needs?
Use this checklist to help you.
_____ My writing looks FINISHED.
_____ My HANDWRITING is neat.
_____ My words and letters have good SPACE.

_____ My writing and picture (if needed) FIT on my

paper.
What is your score?

Why did you get that score?

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