Essay should be about athletic vs dress shoes. Your other essay should be about a good memory.
What makes your thesis intriguing?
Then complete the following checklist prompts to edit your revised essays before submission. You can address the prompts by number in your document.
• What is the topic of your essay?
• How does your introduction capture your readers' attention and build up to your thesis statement at the end of the paragraph?
• Put brackets around the last sentence in your introduction. Does it contain your opinion or the point you want to make?
• Put brackets around your re-stated thesis or point in your conclusion.
• Is your point debatable? Why do you think so?
• Are transitions used effectively so that paragraphs move smoothly and logically from one to the next?
• Circle three (3) transitions that you have used.
• Does the last sentence of your conclusion appropriate end the essay? If not, revise it.
2. Complete an outline of your essay to determine if all the paragraphs are arranged logically.
Does each paragraph's topic sentence address a single topic or point? Does your evidence and examples support your topic sentences?
List and label at least one detail that you used for each of your paragraphs to determine if your paragraphs need more information.