Character Sketch Editing Checklist

Writer’s Name _________________________________________ Date ___________________________ Period_________

CATEGORY Self Edit Peer Edit #1 Peer Edit #2

Doe the 1st paragraph have only ONE sentence?
Any more is too long.
Does the 1st paragraph tell where the author sees
the character most often?
Does the 1st paragraph tell how the character
made a difference without telling a name?
Does the first sentence of the 2nd paragraph tell
who the character is and what is the relationship?
2 different adjectives 2 different adjectives
Does the 2nd paragraph describe the character
physically and personally? TELL TWO ADJECTIVES
Does the first sentence of the 3rd paragraph use
a simile or a metaphor? Write it in the margin.
Does the 3rd paragraph continue to describe the
character physically and personally?
In the 4th paragraph what ONE important event is
shared between the author and the character?
2 different words 2 different words
Tell TWO sensory words does the writer use to
describe the event to appeal to the reader?
Has the writer included dialogue to further show
the character’s personality?
Is the last paragraph written in only ONE
sentence restating the importance the character
has made on the author?
Does the choice and placement of the words
seem accurate and natural without slang &
without taboo words?
Does the sketch use mostly active action verbs
and not linking or passive action verbs? ONLY
THREE BEING VERBS (is, am , are, was, were)
Are the sentences well-constructed of varied
types (simple, compound, complex, and
compound-complex) without fragments?
Does the writer follow the format for typing the
assignment? (12 font Times New Roman,
Arial, Arial Narrow and 1 inch margins)
Will the final draft have 500 words or more?
Editor #1
Make a suggestion to the writer to help improve the essay.

Make a positive comment to the writer about the essay

Editor #2
Make a suggestion to the writer to help improve the essay.

Make a positive comment to the writer about the essay

Editor #1 _____________________________ Editor #2 ____________________________