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WRITER’S CHECKLIST

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Did you revise the title of your document so that it

clearly states the subject and purpose of your document?

is precise and informative?

Did you revise the headings to

avoid long noun strings?

be informative?

use the question form for readers who are not knowledgeable about the subject?

use the “how-to” form in instructional materials?

use the gerund form (-ing) for the discussion of a process?

Did you avoid back-to-back headings by including an advance organizer?

Did you look for opportunities to turn traditional paragraphs into lists?

Did you revise your paragraphs so that each one

begins with a clear topic sentence?

has adequate and appropriate support?

is not too long for readers?

uses coherence devices such as transitional words and phrases, repetition of key words, and demonstrative pronouns followed by nouns?