Writing Assignment: Paragraph and Checklist: Evaluating Your Draft Paragraph

WRITING ASSIGNMENT Paragraph

Write a draft paragraph, using the material you have developed up to this point or working with one of the following topic sentences. If you use one of the topic sentences below, you may want to revise it to fit what you want to say.

Being a good ______________ requires ____________.

I can find any number of ways to waste my time.

People tell me I am ____________, and I guess I have to agree.

So many decisions are involved in going to college.

The most important thing to me in life is ____________.

Question

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Writing Assignment: Paragraph: Write a draft paragraph, using the material you have developed up to this point or working with one of the following topic sentences.

After writing your draft paragraph, complete the following checklist.

CHECKLIST

Evaluating Your Draft Paragraph

  • It has a clear, confident topic sentence that states my main point.
  • Each primary support point is backed up with supporting details, examples, or facts.
  • The support is arranged in a logical order.
  • The concluding sentence reminds readers of my main point and makes an observation.
  • The title reinforces the main point.
  • All the sentences are complete, consisting of a subject and verb, and expressing a complete thought.
  • The draft is properly formatted:
    • My name, my instructor’s name, the course, and the date appear in the upper left corner.
    • The first sentence of the paragraph is indented, and the text is double-spaced (for easier revision).
  • I have followed any other formatting guidelines provided by my instructor.