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What is the most important factor in students' writing proficiency?
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Research Report: Revising
Writing doesn't end with the first draft. Next, students will need to revise. When they revise, they should evaluate their work for ideas, organization, voice, word choice, and sentence fluency.
1. Ideas
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Have I selected an interesting topic?
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Have I written a clear thesis statement?
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Have I included informative details that support my thesis statement?
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2. Organization
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Does my beginning introduce the topic well?
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Does each middle paragraph include a topic sentence?
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Do I include citations for information from other sources?
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Does my ending reflect on the meaning of the information? |
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3. Voice
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Does my writing voice sound knowledgeable and confident?
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Does my voice fit the topic?
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4. Word Choice
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Do I use specialized terms about my topic?
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Do I use specific nouns and active verbs?
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5. Sentence Fluency
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Have I written clear, complete sentences?
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Have I combined short, choppy sentences?
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Have I varied sentence beginnings?
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6. Feedback
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Have I incorporated the feedback into my work?
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