Biographical Narrative: Revising

Writing doesn't end with the first draft. Next, you'll need to revise. When writers revise, they evaluate their work for ideas, organization, voice, word choice, and sentence fluency. Here are some questions to think about as you review your draft.

1. Ideas

	Have I selected an interesting experience?
	Have I included sensory details to make the experience vivid?

2. Organization

	Does my beginning capture the reader's interest?
	Do the events appear in the order they occurred?
	Does my ending reflect on the importance of the experience?

3. Voice

	Do I use a pleasant narrative voice?
	Does my voice fit the experience?

4. Word Choice

	Do I use specific nouns and active verbs?
	Have I carefully chosen adjectives and adverbs?

5. Sentence Fluency

	Have I written clear, complete sentences?
	Have I combined short, choppy sentences?
	Have I varied sentence beginnings?

6. Feedback

	Has someone read my work and filled out a response form?
	Have I incorporated the feedback into my work?

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