The Epic of Gilgamesh: 

 
The Plant of Life 
IEW Unit 2: Lessons 4-5 
Proofreading Checklist -  
Plant of Life​ ​Part 1  
1. Did I reread my writing to make sure it ​makes   
sense? 

2. Did I rewrite the passage’s main ideas ​in MY OWN   

WORDS​ (more than ½ of each sentence needs to 
be different than original)? 

3. Does ​each ​paragraph include at least one ​-ly   

word​ (adverb)? 

4. Does ​each ​paragraph include at least one   

who/which clause​? 

5. Do I have a few ​five-senses words​ to make my   

writing sparkle? 

6. Did I add an interesting, unique ​title ​based on the   

last sentence of the passage? 

7. Did I start each sentence with a ​capital ​letter?   

8. Did I end each sentence with a ​period​, an   
exclamation ​point, or a ​question ​mark? 

9. Is my composition neatly ​typed ​and ​double   

spaced? 

10. Did I ​indent ​at the beginning of each   

paragraph? 

11. Did I circle any words that I think are   

misspelled and ​correct spelling​? 

12. Did I ask ​someone else​ to read my writing to   

check for mistakes I might have missed? 

13. Did I ​share ​my Google Doc with Mrs. Jack   

(blue button in top right corner - share w/ 
bjack@mtview.id) 
Proofreading Checklist -  
Gilgamesh Intro (Challenge) 
14. Did I reread my writing to make sure it ​makes   
sense? 

15. Did I rewrite the passage’s main ideas ​in MY   

OWN WORDS​ (more than ½ of each sentence 
needs to be different than original)? 

16. Does ​each ​paragraph include at least one ​-ly   

word​ (adverb)? 

17. Does ​each ​paragraph include at least one   

who/which clause​? 

18. Do I have a few ​five-senses words​ to make my   

writing sparkle? 

19. Did I add an interesting, unique ​title ​based on   

the last sentence of the passage? 

20. Did I start each sentence with a ​capital ​letter?   

21. Did I end each sentence with a ​period​, an   

exclamation ​point, or a ​question ​mark? 

22. Is my composition neatly ​typed ​and ​double   

spaced? 

23. Did I ​indent ​at the beginning of each   

paragraph? 

24. Did I circle any words that I think are   

misspelled and ​correct spelling​? 

25. Did I ask ​someone else​ to read my writing to   

check for mistakes I might have missed? 

26. Did I ​share ​my Google Doc with Mrs. Jack ​(blue   
button in top right corner - share w/ bjack@mtview.id)