ÿþ<P><strong>After you have finished writing a first draft of your paper, print this form out and answer the following questions regarding your paper.</P>



<li>Does my title describe my topic/thesis/major hypothesis exactly? (<Font size=4

color="red">State your title below</font>.)<br><br><br></li>



<li>Have I stated the thesis of my paper clearly in the first paragraph or on the first page? <Font

size=4 color="red">State below the exact sentence or sentences which give your reader an

immediate grasp of your topic</font>.<br></li>

<ul>Sentence 1 <br><br>



Sentence 2 <br><br>



Sentence 3 <br><br>



Sentence 4 <br><br>



Sentence 5 <br><br>



Sentence 6 <br><br></ul>



<li>Does the introductory sentence in each paragraph briefly and accurately tell the reader of my

paper the purpose or topic of that paragraph? <Font size=4 color="red">List the opening

sentence for each of your paragraphs in the space provided below, and then state the purpose of

the paragraph.</font><br><br></li>



<ul>Sentence 1 <br><br>



Purpose of paragraph?<br><br>



Sentence 2 <br><br>



Purpose of paragraph?<br><br>



Sentence 3 <br><br>



Purpose of paragraph?<br><br>



Sentence 4 <br><br>



Purpose of paragraph?<br><br>



Sentence 5 <br><br>



Purpose of paragraph?<br><br>



Sentence 6 <br><br>



Purpose of paragraph?<br><br>



Sentence 7 <br><br>



Purpose of paragraph?<br><br>



Sentence 8 <br><br>



Purpose of paragraph?<br><br>



Sentence 9<br><br>



Purpose of paragraph?<br><br>



Sentence 10 <br><br>



Purpose of paragraph?<br><br></ul>



<li>As you examine the purposes of your paragraphs, do you notice anything contained in a

paragraph that does not directly add to the stated topic of that paragraph? If it does not deal with

the stated topic, then delete it or move it to a different paragraph where it will add to the

topic.<br><br></li>



<li>Did I draw a conclusion and state it succinctly for my reader at the end of my paper? List the

concluding statement(s) below.<br><br></li>



<li>Does my conclusion effectively restate the thesis statement(s) in my first paragraph? And do

I voice my own reactions to the entire topic in the conclusions? <Font size=4 color="red">List a

summary of your conclusions here</font></li>



<ul>Conclusion 1 <br><br>

Conclusion 1 <br><br>

Conclusion 2 <br><br>

Conclusion 3 <br><br>

Conclusion 4 <br><br>

Conclusion 5 <br><br>

Conclusion 6 <br><br> </ul>



<li>Does my paper flow logically and easily, without redundancy, paragraph by paragraph from

start to finish? On a draft of your paper, number each paragraph so you can find it quickly. <Font

size=4 color="red">List the opening statement of each paragraph in sequential order. Then

number each sentence so that it corresponds with the number of its paragraph.</font> Now read

your list from start to finish. If your opening sentence accurately reflects the purpose of the

paragraph, this sequential listing will tell you how the logic and the narrative of your paper flows

and whether you are redundant. Use the back of this page if necessary</li>



<ul>Topic Sentence 1 <br><br>

Topic Sentence 1 <br><br>

Topic Sentence 2 <br><br>

Topic Sentence 3 <br><br>

Topic Sentence 4 <br><br>

Topic Sentence 5 <br><br>

Topic Sentence 6 <br><br> 

Topic Sentence 7 <br><br>

Topic Sentence 8 <br><br>

Topic Sentence 9 <br><br>

Topic Sentence 10<br><br>

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