___ 2. Did I indent each paragraph?

___ 3. Are my margins correct?

___ 4. Did I capitalize the first word of every sentence?

___ 5. Did I capitalize all proper nouns?

___ 6. Did I use the correct punctuation marks?

___ 7. Is each sentence a complete thought?

___ 8. Do most of my sentences in a paragraph begin with a different word?

___ 9. Did I use colorful speech? (similes, metaphors, idioms, synonyms, personification)

___10. Did I use pronouns correctly?

___11. Did I use transition words? (although, because, when, while, therefore)

___12. Did I avoid overusing certain words? (then, so, but, and)

___13. Did I avoid using dead words and omit any unnecessary words?

___14. Did I spell each word correctly?

___15. Is my handwriting legible? Did I use an acceptable font and font size?