Summary Revision Checklist

1. What is the thesis statement? Is it an accurate reflection of the author’s thesis statement? Is it stated in your own words? How could you refine it to be more clear
and concise?

 My thesis statement accurately reflects the original authors, in my own words, and it has been refined multiple times to be very clear.

2. How is the essay introduced? Do you mention the article’s title, author, purpose and

audience? Does it clearly set the tone for the paper and accurately reflect what is
discussed therein? Could it be improved?

 The essay is introduced by presenting a very brief background of the author and essay, creating the setting for when it was written. The title, author, purpose and audience are clearly stated. Pertaining to improvement, this student has done his best.

3. What are the main points of the summary? How do you recognize them? Do you

leave out minor points and repetitive points for emphasis? Most importantly, do you
leave out your own opinion, feelings or conclusions on the subject of the article?

 Main points can be clearly recognized if one has read the actual essay. Most minor and repetitive points have been left out, along with my own opinions and conclusions. Anything otherwise is purely nonintentional, and proper self-critique has been implemented, which is necessary to ensure fewer mistakes.

4. How is the essay organized? Does it follow the organization of the original article?

What transitions do you use? Think of some additional possibilities for more logical
organization.

 The summary essay is organized in the same fashion as the original essay, with minor variations throughout.

5. After your reading, can you say the thesis statement accurately reflects the topic and

focus of the essay? How is the essay concluded? What technique do you employ in
the conclusion? How is that effective or not?

 The thesis statement accurately reflects the topic and focus, and is concluded in the same fashion as the original. You can be the judge if my choice of technique was effective, or not.

6. Make sure to fix any major grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors.

 Done.

7. Is the sentence structure varied and interesting? Do you have any weak, overly

wordy, awkward, or confusing sentences? Does the essay strive to use active, direct,
present tense verbs?

 Any overly wordy sentences have been reduced, with no awkward or confusing sentences when self-reviewing. The essay uses the correct active & present tense verbs, with interesting sentence structure.

8. Were the textual passages (quotes and paraphrases) well-chosen? Remember you

should try avoiding direct quotations when writing a summary.

 Quotes and paraphrases were carefully chosen. There is one instance of an almost direct quotation, but in the end I decided it was a necessary element to the paper, a utterly important quote that describes to the best of its ability the situation of students described in this essay.

9. Is the essay written in third-person? Are all instances of first- and second-person

removed from the piece?

 Yes, and yes.

10. Is the draft two to three (2-3) pages typed, double-spaced? Are all the margins oneinch

(1”)?

 That they are.