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The main thing I try to do is write as clearly as I can. I rewrite a good deal to
make it clear.
—E. B. White, author of The Elements of Style and Charlotte’s Web, winner of an honorary Pulitzer Prize for
his entire body of work
Checklist for Revision
The Introduction
Does the introduction draw the reader in?
Does the introduction provide background information,
if needed?
The Thesis
Is the thesis the last sentence of the introduction?
If the thesis does not include points of development,
does it state the main idea broadly enough to include all
the points you raise in your body paragraphs?
If the thesis lists points of development, does it list
three separate and distinct points that do not overlap?
Topic Sentences
