Traits Checklist

Questions like these can help you improve your skills. Every time you answer"yes" to one of these questions, you recognize the strength of your writing.

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ls my writing clear and focused? Do I keep

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suBBo*iA' mry ideas wit h lnterest i1S { eiaili.:ahd rgasons?, , ' ' , . :: .:. : ..," .,,, .',, .

,Do :my,ideas,havera,,!,ogicail flow?. ts,my,..,

beginning effective? What about my ending?

Does each paragraph focus on one idea? Do

I use transition words to tie ideas together?

Does the *riting sound,like,I wrote, it? l{ave

l added personal touches? Have I rho*nthat i cjre,about what I am saying? . : .,.:,':,'.

Do,l .use enefgetit r,yor'di,fliif:6pg51g' ,, ;...,'

interest? Have I used itrong verbs, precise

noufis, and,vivid adj€ctives?

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I use the best sentence structure for my

ideas?

Are m,y spelling,Igramma,r, and puhttuation

correct?

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