Middle School Proofreading Checklist

Middle School Proofreading ListInformationStay on topicReliable informationPlentiful and persuasive informationOrganized informationAccurate information/factsPictures and graphics to aid in understandingInteresting word choiceUnderstandable explanationForm and StructureTitle and nameLabels for pictures and graphics Bibliography for researchConventionsComplete sentencesCorrect and consistent verb tenseActive voiceLogical point of view for audienceSpellingEnd punctuation and sentence punctuation (quotation marks, commas, etc.)Capitalization of sentences and proper nounsIndenting for paragraphs and new speakersLegible writingAdapted from The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists, Fifth Edition, ©2006 by John Wiley and Sons, Inc.