Essay Checklist

 

·     Form:

o   Introduction – Body - Conclusion

o   Appropriate Style

·     Thesis:

o   A generalized, debatable statement stating the main point of the essay.

o   Located in Introduction and (restated) in Conclusion

o   Only one!

·     Supports:

o   Non-debatable evidence

o   Located in Body

·     Citations

o   Quotes/Summaries/Paraphrases/Data

o   Sources in text and Works Cited

o   Signal phrases

·     Punctuation/Spelling/Grammar!