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Checklist Anecdote

The document provides a checklist for students to use to check that their anecdote writing is their best work. It contains questions to check formatting, paragraph structure, inclusion of dialogue, and that the punchline is the last line of dialogue. Students are instructed to have a peer review their work using the checklist after the first draft and to review their own work using the checklist after making edits. They should include the completed checklist with all drafts submitted.

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Checklist Anecdote

The document provides a checklist for students to use to check that their anecdote writing is their best work. It contains questions to check formatting, paragraph structure, inclusion of dialogue, and that the punchline is the last line of dialogue. Students are instructed to have a peer review their work using the checklist after the first draft and to review their own work using the checklist after making edits. They should include the completed checklist with all drafts submitted.

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Grade 7 LA: ANECDOTE Writing: Writing your Final Draft

Use the following checklist TWICE as a way to check that your anecdote is your best work. Have
a peer read your anecdote once and mark the checklist. Then after the edits, read it one more
time to yourself and use the checklist. For every NO that is listed, please make the appropriate
changes.

Your peer
Paragraph Presentation Yes No
1. Is the beginning of the paragraph indented one tab?
2. Is the paragraph double spaced?
3. Is the size of the font 12?
4. Is the style of the font Arial or Times Roman Number?
If there is more than 1 paragraph, no spaces between paragraphs.
5. Have you used spell check?

Paragraph Structure
6. Does the paragraph have about 10 sentences each?
7. Does the beginning of the paragraph introduce who, where & when?
8. Does the middle of the paragraph introduce the problem & how the
characters are dealing with the problem?
9. Does the end of the paragraph solve the problem?

Anecdote elements
10. Dialogue is included throughout
11. The punch line is the last line & it is in the form of dialogue

Other
12. Are there any other suggestions that can be made to improve your
story?

You:
Paragraph Presentation Yes No
1. Is the beginning of the paragraph indented one tab?
2. Is the paragraph double spaced?
3. Is the size of the font 12?
4. Is the style of the font Arial or Times Roman Number?
If there is more than 1 paragraph, no spaces between paragraphs.
5. Have you used spell check?

Paragraph Structure
6. Does the paragraph have about 10 sentences each?
7. Does the beginning of the paragraph introduce who, where & when?
8. Does the middle of the paragraph introduce the problem & how the
characters are dealing with the problem?
9. Does the end of the paragraph solve the problem?

Anecdote elements
10. Dialogue is included throughout
11. The punch line is the last line & it is in the form of dialogue

Other
12. Are there any other suggestions that can be made to improve your
story?

Include this checklist with all of your 3 drafts when you are done.
Include this checklist with all of your 3 drafts when you are done.

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