A writing checklist helps ensure your written work is clear, accurate, and polished before submission.
- Ideas and Outline
- Brainstorm main ideas
- Create a rough outline
- Identify target audience
- Gather necessary research
- Structure and Organization
- Introduction paragraph
- Clear thesis statement
- Logical flow of paragraphs
- Topic sentences in every paragraph
- Coherent transition between ideas
- Content Quality
- Support thesis with strong evidence
- Use relevant examples
- Stay on topic
- Address counterarguments
- Language and Style
- Maintain consistent tone
- Avoid jargon and clichés
- Use varied sentence structure
- Use active voice
- Grammar and Mechanics
- Correct spelling
- Proper punctuation
- Correct grammar usage
- Consistent verb tense