Mr. O's English Classes

Northeastern State University           Tahlequah, OK

  
 

Editing Checklist

Remove, change or modify all instances of the following: 

  • You
  • A lot
  • Would
  • Started to, Decided to, Headed out
  • Needless to say
  • Etc.
  • …
  • a person that
  • Myself
  • Everyday/Every Day
  • They/their
  • Comma in a list
  • Eliminate all clichés
  • Everything covered in the Tutorials
  • Double check the MLA standards for formatting
  • Make sure all the questions are answered and all instructions followed
  • Double check punctuation, pay particular attention to quotation marks
  • Peer review by TWO classmates on two separate occasions
  • READ THE OTHER CHECKLISTS AT THE BACK OF THE “PLAN” AND APPLY THEM AS NEEDED!

 

After all this is done, submit the assignment TYPED, DOUBLE SPACED, PAGE NUMBERED

(Go ahead, print it out. You know you're going to need it and isn't it better to have it?)