3. Quick Check
1. Is there a date?
2. Is the date underlined?
3. Is there a title?
4. Is the title underlined?
5. Has a line been left open between the title and the
topic sentence?
6. Is the first sentence indented?
7. Is there ONE paragraph?
8. Is there a subtitle for the bibliography?
9. Has the MLA format been used?
10.Is the second and subsequent lines indented?
4. Checking in Detail
• Open the online source and have it open next to the
paragraph
• Read both
• Identify plagiarized parts and highlight in red
• Check for background information (see
notebook/whiteboard)
• Highlight in green all relevant background information
• Write a comment for missing information (if it is stated
in the source)
• Comment on the quality of the source
5. Let’s EDIT
• In yellow, highlight transition words
• Insert comment for suggested transition words
• In blue, highlight verbs/verb phrases
• Check that the tense is correct (past tense and
some present tense)
• Comment on tense usage
• Change text color to purple of sentences that are
not organized logically in the paragraph
6. REVISE YOUR OWN PARAGRAPH
• Finish by 2PM Saturday
• This work will be assessed
