Use a checklist to organize your work, particularly when revising or evaluating long, complex documents. It will help you to cover all pertinent facets of the writing process and to meet your deadlines. The checklist below may serve as a guide; adapt it to fit your specific requirements. When you find problems warranting additional revision or research, indicate the relevant page numbers in the appropriate column (see second column below) for easy reference later on.
Start date/time: __________
Target date/time: __________
Date/time completed: __________
Review item | Page(s) requiring further attention |
Comments |
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Factual accuracy | -- | -- |
Logical flow of ideas | -- | -- |
Start date/time: __________
Target date/time: __________
Date/time completed: __________
Review item | Page(s) requiring further attention |
Comments |
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Factual accuracy | -- | -- |
Logical flow of ideas | -- | -- |
Sentence structure | -- | -- |
Neologisms/jargon | -- | -- |
Multiple-noun phrases | -- | -- |
Redundancy/repetition | -- | -- |
Clarity (ambiguity) | -- | -- |
Usage/Gallicisms | -- | -- |
Level of language | -- | -- |
Metaphors | -- | -- |
Euphony | -- | -- |
Uniform vocabulary | -- | -- |
Stereotyping | -- | -- |
Personal names | -- | -- |
Official titles | -- | -- |
Place names/addresses | -- | -- |
Start date/time: __________
Target date/time: __________
Date/time completed: __________
Review item | Page(s) requiring further attention |
Comments |
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Comments | -- | -- |
Spelling | -- | -- |
Punctuation | -- | -- |
Capitalization | -- | -- |
Compounding/word division | -- | -- |
Abbreviations | -- | -- |
SI/metric symbols | -- | -- |
Grammar and syntax | -- | -- |
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Start date/time: __________
Target date/time: __________
Date/time completed: __________
Review item | Page(s) requiring further attention |
Comments |
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-- | -- | -- |
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Start date/time: __________
Target date/time: __________
Date/time completed: __________
Review item | Page(s) requiring further attention |
Comments |
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Indentation of paragraphs | -- | -- |
Quotations | -- | -- |
Line length | -- | -- |
Headings | -- | -- |
Typeface, font, size | -- | -- |
Widows/orphans | -- | -- |
Columns/tables | -- | -- |
Start date/time: __________
Target date/time: __________
Date/time completed: __________
Review item | Page(s) requiring further attention |
Comments |
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-- | -- | -- |
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