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Writing Checklist for ESL Students

The document provides a writing checklist to help ensure writing quality. It lists items to check such as content, organization, spelling, vocabulary usage, grammar, and common errors. The checklist questions whether key elements like interesting introductions, clear ideas, and proper grammar are included to produce effective written work.

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Writing Checklist for ESL Students

The document provides a writing checklist to help ensure writing quality. It lists items to check such as content, organization, spelling, vocabulary usage, grammar, and common errors. The checklist questions whether key elements like interesting introductions, clear ideas, and proper grammar are included to produce effective written work.

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WRITING CHECKLIST

Item Questions Checked?


Content - Does the first sentence tell why the topic is important
and capture the reader's interest?
- Are the ideas connected effectively?
- Can you give examples to explain better what you say?

Paragraphs / - Are the ideas well organized into paragraphs? (e.g.


text structure Introduction, Arguments, Conclusion)

Spelling - Did you use the spell checker in Word?


- Are there any particular spelling mistakes you always
make?

Linking words / - Did you use enough linking words / connectors to


connectors convey ideas more clearly?
- Did you use connectors appropriately?
- Did you use the right prepositions with the connectors
(e.g. On the one hand)?
- Did you use the right punctuation after the connector
(e.g. However, )

Use of - Did you have to look up any words in the dictionary?


vocabulary Are they used correctly?
- Suggestions:
- Use Google to see how other people use this
word.
- If you found this word in a Spanish/English
dictionary, look it up in an English definitions
dictionary. Is it the right word? Should it be
followed by a certain preposition?
- Did you use specific vocabulary related to the topic?

Use of - Check in Google if a certain combination of word+


prepositions preposition is right.
- Check again the use of “of” and “in”. Students often
overuse these prepositions.

Verb tense - Did you use the right verb tenses.


- Are you consistent in the use of verb tense throughout
the essay?

Subject - Do all your verbs have a subject?


- Do any of the verbs have a “double subject”? (e.g. “this
it is good” should be either “this is good” or “it is good”)

Literal - Did you translate any of the sentences from


translation Spanish/Catalan? Does it sound too Spanish/Catalan?
Can you express the same idea in a different way?

Other? - What mistakes do you often make in your writing? Make


a list of your typical errors and check future work for
these.

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