A writing checklist for 3rd grade helps students ensure their writing includes key elements such as good structure, clear sentences, and proper grammar.
- Pre-Writing
- Choose a topic
- Think about the purpose
- Brainstorm ideas
- Organize thoughts
- Drafting
- Write a beginning
- Use descriptive words
- Write complete sentences
- Stay on topic
- Revising
- Check for details
- Add interesting words
- Remove unnecessary information
- Rearrange sentences
- Editing
- Check spelling
- Correct punctuation
- Fix grammar
- Check capitalization
- Finalizing
- Neat handwriting or type
- Include a title
- Reread final draft
- Share with others