MIND MAPS, ORGANISERS & PLANNERS FOR WRITING
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MIND MAPS, ORGANISERS & PLANNERS FOR WRITING 6
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Writers‛ Checklist
Great! You are finished your draft. Now it’s time to check and reflect, get some
feedback, and get cracking to tighten it up ready for an audience.
■ My title reflects my writing.
■ My title is interesting and enticing.
■ I’ve stayed focused on my original idea.
■ I have asked myself, Is there anything I need to add?
Eg. interesting words, an intriguing beginning, extra details to draw in my readers, a stronger ending.
■ I have asked myself, Is there anything I need to take out?
Eg. Is there anything that might confuse my readers or bore them, or do I need to replace some words
with better ones. Have I added things that are off my topic?
■ I have included full stops, to tell my readers where to stop to take a breath when reading.
■ I have begun all sentences with a capital letter.
■ I have started my sentences in different ways.
■ I have included commas to tell my readers where they should pause when reading.
■ I have used other punctuation where needed
(eg. exclamation mark, speech marks, question marks, etc.)
■ If I have used speech marks, I have started each character’s speech on a new line.
■ I have used capital letters for the proper names of people, animals, places and things.
■ I have moved words/phrases/sentences/paragraphs around to make it easier for
readers to understand my ideas.
■ I have reread my writing to make sure it makes sense.
■ I have reread my writing to make sure all the sentences sound right.
■ I have used the correct tense throughout.
■ My writing has a clear beginning, middle and end.
■ My ideas are connected.
■ The sequence of my writing makes sense.
■ I have stayed on topic.
■ I have added detail to make my writing interesting for my readers, and to strengthen
my ideas.
■ I think my readers will understand my message.
■ I have tried to include interesting words.
■ All my thoughts are written in sentences.
■ I have written interesting sentences.
■ I have started a new paragraph for each new idea.
■ I have checked the spelling of tricky words.
■ If handwritten, I have made sure my writing is legible so that others can read it easily.