editing & revising checklist - journal article

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Revising Checklist Journal Article Self Introduction : Did I describe the background that led to my survey and why I am interested in this topic? Does my introduction conclude with a purpose statement that begins, “The purpose of my survey was to…”? Procedure : Did I clearly explain what I did to answer my survey question? Results : Did I explain what I found out by doing my survey? Did I explain what problems I had with collecting data? Interpreting Results : Did I explain how my results compare with my original prediction? Did I explain what surprises I had? Did I explain what I would do differently if I did this project again? New Directions : Did I explain what new surveys I could have come off of this one or what I would like to learn now? Title : Did I choose a title that is a good fit for my article? Does each paragraph have a strong topic sentence so that the reader will know what the paragraph is about? Do my sentences make sense? Spelling Capitalization Punctuation Font black, size 12, Times New Roman Kid-to-Kid Conference Introduction : Did I describe the background that led to my survey and why I am interested in this topic? Does my introduction conclude with a purpose statement that begins, “The purpose of my survey was to…”? Procedure : Did I clearly explain what I did to answer my survey question? Results : Did I explain what I found out by doing my survey? Did I explain what problems I had with collecting data? Interpreting Results : Did I explain how my results compare with my original prediction? Did I explain what surprises I had? Did I explain what I would do differently if I did this project again? New Directions : Did I explain what new surveys I could have come off of this one or what I would like to learn now? Title : Did I choose a title that is a good fit for my article? Does each paragraph have a strong topic sentence so that the reader will know what the paragraph is about? Do my sentences make sense? Spelling Capitalization Punctuation Font black, size 12, Times New Roman I conferenced with __________________________. Conference with Mr. Mark Introduction : Did I describe the background that led to my survey and why I am interested in this topic? Does my introduction conclude with a purpose statement that begins, “The purpose of my survey was to…”? Procedure : Did I clearly explain what I did to answer my survey question? Results : Did I explain what I found out by doing my survey? Did I explain what problems I had with collecting data? Interpreting Results : Did I explain how my results compare with my original prediction? Did I explain what surprises I had? Did I explain what I would do differently if I did this project again? New Directions : Did I explain what new surveys I could have come off of this one or what I would like to learn now? Title : Did I choose a title that is a good fit for my article? Does each paragraph have a strong topic sentence so that the reader will know what the paragraph is about? Do my sentences make sense? Spelling Capitalization Punctuation Font black, size 12, Times New Roman

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  • Revising Checklist Journal Article

    Self

    Introduction: Did I describe the background that led to my survey and why I am interested in this topic? Does my introduction conclude with a purpose statement that begins, The purpose of my survey was to?

    Procedure: Did I clearly explain what I did to answer my survey question?

    Results: Did I explain what I found out by doing my survey? Did I explain what problems I had with collecting data?

    Interpreting Results: Did I explain how my results compare with my original prediction? Did I explain what surprises I had? Did I explain what I would do differently if I did this project again?

    New Directions: Did I explain what new surveys I could have come off of this one or what I would like to learn now?

    Title: Did I choose a title that is a good fit for my article?

    Does each paragraph have a strong topic sentence so that the reader will know what the paragraph is about?

    Do my sentences make sense?

    Spelling

    Capitalization

    Punctuation

    Font black, size 12, Times New Roman

    Kid-to-Kid Conference

    Introduction: Did I describe the background that led to my survey and why I am interested in this topic? Does my introduction conclude with a purpose statement that begins, The purpose of my survey was to?

    Procedure: Did I clearly explain what I did to answer my survey question?

    Results: Did I explain what I found out by doing my survey? Did I explain what problems I had with collecting data?

    Interpreting Results: Did I explain how my results compare with my original prediction? Did I explain what surprises I had? Did I explain what I would do differently if I did this project again?

    New Directions: Did I explain what new surveys I could have come off of this one or what I would like to learn now?

    Title: Did I choose a title that is a good fit for my article?

    Does each paragraph have a strong topic sentence so that the reader will know what the paragraph is about?

    Do my sentences make sense?

    Spelling

    Capitalization

    Punctuation

    Font black, size 12, Times New Roman I conferenced with __________________________.

    Conference with Mr. Mark

    Introduction: Did I describe the background that led to my survey and why I am interested in this topic? Does my introduction conclude with a purpose statement that begins, The purpose of my survey was to?

    Procedure: Did I clearly explain what I did to answer my survey question?

    Results: Did I explain what I found out by doing my survey? Did I explain what problems I had with collecting data?

    Interpreting Results: Did I explain how my results compare with my original prediction? Did I explain what surprises I had? Did I explain what I would do differently if I did this project again?

    New Directions: Did I explain what new surveys I could have come off of this one or what I would like to learn now?

    Title: Did I choose a title that is a good fit for my article?

    Does each paragraph have a strong topic sentence so that the reader will know what the paragraph is about?

    Do my sentences make sense?

    Spelling

    Capitalization

    Punctuation

    Font black, size 12, Times New Roman