• Thesis

    Outline

    Introduction

    Body

    Conclusion

  • Content

    Diction

    Flow

    Transition Signals

    Grammar

    Spelling

  • Check for a clear introduction, body, and conclusion.

    Make certain that each paragraph has a clear, main point.

    Be sure the words you use mean what you think they mean.

    Check grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

    Be sure a reader can follow the sequence of ideas from sentence to sentence, and from paragraph to paragraph.

We can consider these rules to be guidelines, because . . .

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”

— Scott Adams