Essay Check ListEssay Check ListEssay Check ListEssay Check List

First LookThings to check before you read.

• Neat• Double Spaced• 12 Font, Times New Roman• Title• Indent• Five Paragraphs• Works Cited• MLA Name on First Page• MLA Header

First Paragraph

• Attention Getter

• Thesis

Essay Body• Independent Paragraphs

• Topic Sentence in Each Paragraph

Conclusion• Restate Thesis

• Relate Back to Attention Getter

Prof Reading Checks• In Text Citations • Transitional Phrases• Prompt FULLY Answered• Specific Details and Examples • Sentences Varied • No Dead Words

No Mistakes in• Grammar• Spelling• Punctuation• Capitalization • Sentence Formation