Editing and Formatting your Literary Analysis
Editing and Formatting your Literary Analysis
Editing and Formatting your Literary Analysis
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<strong>Literary</strong> <strong>Analysis</strong> <strong>Editing</strong> <strong>and</strong> Proofreading Checklist<br />
Introductory paragraph<br />
Does it—<br />
• Open generally <strong>and</strong> lead reader to the specific thesis?<br />
• Include a clear thesis statement <strong>and</strong> comment (main points of body) at the end?<br />
• Include author’s full name?<br />
• Include full title of work?<br />
Body<br />
• Does each paragraph begin with a clear topic sentence that covers the entire point I’m<br />
developing in that paragraph?<br />
• Do I use specific details from the text to support each main point?<br />
• Do I document each detail accurately?<br />
• Do I make clear <strong>and</strong> smooth transitions between each point/detail, using transitional devices?<br />
• Do I conclude each body paragraph by summarizing the point I develop <strong>and</strong> by making a<br />
transition to my next point?<br />
• Do I have all of my main points <strong>and</strong> details organized in a logical manner? (coherence)<br />
• Do I avoid going off subject? (unity)<br />
Style & Grammar<br />
Have I—<br />
• Used active voice?<br />
• Used active, specific verbs?<br />
• Kept verb tenses consistent?<br />
• Written about literature in the present tense?<br />
Have I avoided—<br />
• Expletives?<br />
• Passive voice?<br />
• First <strong>and</strong> second person pronouns?<br />
• Talking about myself, my writing, or “you” in this essay?<br />
• Run-on sentences?<br />
• Sentence fragments?<br />
• Misspellings?<br />
• Slang or other informal/casual expressions?<br />
J e n n i f e r A . B e n n e t t | E n g l i s h D e p t . | W e b D e v e l o p m e n t | S a n d e r s o n H S<br />
j b e n n e t t @ w c p s s . n e t | h t t p : / / s a n d e r s o n h s . w c p s s . n e t / j b e n n e t t
Format Guidelines<br />
Font face <strong>and</strong> size<br />
• Please make sure the font you choose is professional <strong>and</strong> readable <strong>and</strong> no larger than Arial (10)<br />
or Times New Roman (12)<br />
Margins<br />
Spacing<br />
• One inch (1’’) all around<br />
• Double space outline, composition, <strong>and</strong> works cited<br />
Pagination<br />
• Begin numbering on page 2 of the actual essay <strong>and</strong> continue through the works cited<br />
• Place page number (no “p.”) in the upper right h<strong>and</strong> corner of the page after last page<br />
Documentation<br />
• Use MLA internal, parenthetical documentation. See h<strong>and</strong>outs on MLA format. Be exact!<br />
Submission<br />
• Submit <strong>your</strong> essay stapled in chronological order from bottom to top:<br />
1. Final draft (top)<br />
2. Peer evaluations <strong>and</strong> revisions (in between)<br />
3. Rough draft (bottom)<br />
Proofread carefully before submitting—care about <strong>your</strong> product!<br />
J e n n i f e r A . B e n n e t t | E n g l i s h D e p t . | W e b D e v e l o p m e n t | S a n d e r s o n H S<br />
j b e n n e t t @ w c p s s . n e t | h t t p : / / s a n d e r s o n h s . w c p s s . n e t / j b e n n e t t
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