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This I Believe essay check
Check off the following in your essay:
Stated your beliefTold a storyWrote 350-500 wordsSaid what you DO believe not what you don’t
believe
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Narrative check
Check your story to make sure you:
Included specific, concrete detailsFocused on a moment you learned or came to
realize something (which reflects your belief statement)
Told your story in a conversational tone
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Step 1
How’s it Look? How’s it Sound? Using your highlighter, mark up your essays to improve:
Sentences that sound clumsy or confusing.Sentences that could be more descriptive or written
with a stronger voice.
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Step 2
Think Goodness Using your highlighter, mark up your essay to
show:Sentences, words, phrases you think
are nice.Paragraphs you struggled with and
succeeded. Paragraphs you are proud of.
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Step 3
Re-Vision Using your highlighter, mark up your essay to show:
One complete paragraph you want to re-envision
OR4 disconnected sentence that need re-vision
REWRITE THE PARAGRAPH or SENTENCES ON THE BACK OF YOUR PAPER.
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Step 4
Essay Mechanic Using your highlighter, mark up your essay to identify:
Any sentence fragmentsAny run-on sentencesAny comma splicesAny words you’re unsure you spelled correctlyAny other grammatical or mechanical issue
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Step 5
The Things You (Could’ve) Left Behind Using your highlighter, mark up your essay to
show:
Any words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs you could do without.
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Step 6
• Revise for hedgers, gushers, and absolutes. Find ‘em and cross ‘em out.
Hedgers:Maybe, might, kind of,
sometimes, it seems like…Gushers:Very, so, really,
overwhelmingly….Absolutes:Always, never, all the time…