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Writing Conference Record

 

Place a check if the answer to the question is “yes.”

 

Content

q       1.   Is the introduction interesting?

q       2.   Does the introduction have a thesis statement?

q       3.   Is the content of the paper organized?

q       4    Does each paragraph have a main idea supported by facts/details?

q       5.   Do the main ideas support the thesis of the report?

q       6.   Are all statements supported?

q       7.   Has the information been gathered from a variety of sources?

q       8.   Is all of the information necessary?

q       9.   Does the concluding paragraph reword the information from the introductory paragraph?

q       10.  Are there any questions that have not been answered?  If so, what are they?

 

 

Spelling, Mechanics, Usage, and Grammar

q       1.   Are spelling and capitalization correct?

q       2.   Has punctuation been used to combine sentences?

q       3.   Are periods, commas, quotation marks, colons, semicolons, hyphens, dashes, brackets, parentheses, and apostrophes used correctly?

q       4.   Are paragraphs indented one tab (or five spaces)?

q       5.   Are the verbs in the correct tense?

q       6.   Are transition words used?

q       7.   Are only third-person pronouns (he, she, it) used?

q       8.   Is the word choice effective and appropriate?

 

Please write your comments on the back of this sheet.

Completion of this Writing Conference Record equals 20 points.