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Redrafting Checklist

1. Have I answered the question?
   
   
2. Have I done sufficient research to enable me to carefully answer the question?
   
   
3. Do I have an introduction that states what I believe the question to mean, the position I am working towards and the areas that will be covered in the essay?
   
   
4. Does the body include all parts of the question?
   
   
5. Have I constructed each paragraph of the body so that it contains several sentences of evidence to back up the topic sentence which begins the paragraph?
   
   
6. Does the conclusion restate your attitude to the topic and refer the reader back to the topic?
   
   
7. Check the length. More than 10% over/under word length may be unacceptable.
   
   
8. Check title page. It should include your name, course, lecturer, topic, length, due date and anything else your lecturer requires.
   
   
9. Have I cited sources for ideas and direct quotations using the method required by your lecturer?
   
   
10. Does my essay satisfy lecturers's requirements?
    For example:
    • writing on one side of the page
    • large margins
    
    
11. Is my writing correct at the surface level of:
    • spelling?
    • punctuation?
    • grammar, including one idea per paragraph
    • is it legible? (It is useful to ask a friend to check on these aspects! They see things we don't see! Otherwise try reading the essay aloud).
    
    
12. Is the reference list accurately and correctly set out according to the lecturer's requirements?