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Paragraph Writing -- Basic Checklist |
| 1. | The paragraph begins with a topic sentence that tells what the paragraph is about. | |
| 2. | Body sentences give more information about the topic sentence. | |
| 3. | The last sentence is either a summary sentence or a conclusion sentence. | |
| 4. | Each sentence has a subject and a verb. | |
| 5. | Each sentence begins with a capital letter. | |
| 6. | Each sentence ends with punctuation. | |
| 7. | If the paragraph has any proper nouns, each proper noun begins with a capital letter. | |
| 8. | Words are spelled correctly. Use an online dictionary to check words you are unsure of. |
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