Self Edit Worksheet - Essay 3

Self Edit Worksheet (Use before uploading Essay 3)

Before uploading your revised draft:

Taking it from the top:

Does your paper have an MLA formatted header on the left hand side?

Your last name and the page number in the right?

Did you create a title to match the content/most important idea in your paper?

In your introduction, did you name the work you will discuss? Put it in quotation marks? State the author?

Did you make a claim about the literary work (thesis) at the end of your intro?

Do all body paragraphs begin with a topic sentence that advances the thesis (state a reason why your thesis is true)?

Do all body paragraphs include a quote or two from the text to illustrate the point you are making?

Did you frame the quote? (Introduce it with a signal phrase & Explain the quote in your own words)

Did you include citations for all quotes?

You should have an MLA formatted Works Cited page.