CHECKLIST

​BASICS:
❏ Double Spaced
❏ Times New Roman Font, 12pt size
❏ Proper Heading (name, class, date, title in center)
❏ No spaces/gaps between paragraphs
❏ Paragraphs indented

STRUCTURE CHECK:
❏ Introduction
❏ Thesis, guiding statement
❏ Does it have a subject? Key idea/claim/inference?
❏ Topic Sentence, reasoning/analysis
❏ Body Paragraphs
❏ Topic Sentence
❏ Context for quote
❏ Quote
❏ Proper quote integration
❏ Analysis
❏ Does it explain/support your idea?
❏ Does it explain the quote’s significance?
❏ Make sure it’s longer than the quote
❏ Make sure it is an analysis NOT a summary
❏ Conclusion Sentence
❏ Does it conclude/wrap up your idea?
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GRAMMER:
❏ Check for active/passive voice
❏ Active: completed action (done)
❏ Passive: uncompleted action (was/were doing)
❏ Use Present tense for literary analysis 
❏ Avoid ambiguous pronouns and phrases 
❏ MLA citations 
❏ Minus Ones 
❏ Eliminate personal pronouns (if analytical) 
❏ Replace “to be” verbs 
❏ Check punctuation and complete sentences