Name______________________

Date_______________________

Period______________________

Expository Essay Revision Sheet

 

1. Interjection used: _______________________

 

2.  Three adjectives:________________________   Three adverbs: ____________________________

 

                                   ________________________                             ____________________________

 

                                   ________________________                             ____________________________

 

3. Sentence length:

                One sentence 20+ words:  _________________________________________________________

 

                 _____________________________________________________________________________

 

                One sentence of three words:  ______________________________________________________

 

4. First word of the first 20 sentences:  (don’t count “the,” “a,” or “an.”)

 

1.       _______________     6. _______________     11. _______________     16. _______________

 

2.       _______________     7. _______________     12. _______________     17. _______________

 

3.       _______________     8. _______________     13. _______________     18. _______________

 

4.       _______________     9. _______________     14.  _______________    19. _______________

 

5.       _______________    10. _______________     15. _______________     20. _______________

5.  Essay Check List:

  1. _____    Heading – name, date, period, assignment.  Left justified.                                        
  2. _____    Title – capitalize the first letter of the first word and then all important words.

­­­­3.      _____   Eliminate the pronoun “you,” especially as a subject of a sentence.

4.     _____    Spell check

5.     _____    Partner proof read