Proofreader’s Name: ______Author’s Name:______

Editing Checklist- Complete the following checklist and return it to the author. You will be graded on how helpful your feedback is. The author should use the feedback to make improvements to his or her writing.

Item / Paragraph / Task- DO THIS! / List
Word Choice / Find three weak words, and replace them with stronger vocabulary words. / List the words and their replacements:
Spelling/Usage / Find words that are not spelled or used correctly. / List misspelled/misused words and their correct spelling:
Punctuation / Look at the use of periods, commas, question marks. Apostrophes, etc. / List the words or sentences that which punctuation marks that are misused or left out:
Capitalization / Look at the use of capital letters in words at the beginning of sentences, in proper nouns, etc. / List words that do not use proper capitalization:
Comments / Include any helpful comments for your partner’s story:
Thesis- write the author’s opinion from the rough draft / 1.  What is the author reviewing? Is it clearly stated in the thesis?
2.  Does the thesis contain the author’s opinion?
3.  Is the opinion clearly stated?
4.  How could the thesis statement be improved?
Reasons- here is where you list the author’s from the rough draft reasons
1.
2.
3. / 1. Does each reason support the thesis?
2. Did the author write at least 2-3 statements that elaborate on each reason?
3. How can these paragraphs be improved?
Conclusion- state it here / 1.  Is the author’s thesis restated in the conclusion?
2.  Are the three reasons stated in the conclusion?
3.  How can it be improved?