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Essay editing checklist

 Once you've completed the first draft of your essay consider the questions below to help identify gaps in your writing.  

1. Did I follow the assignment instructions?

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2. Do I have a strong thesis statement?   ☑  
3. Does my paper have a standard paper format?   ☑  
4. Does each paragraph have a focus that supports the thesis statement?   ☑  
5. Are my points well-supported?   ☑  
6. Do the ideas in my paper flow logically?   ☑  
7. Is my paper free of style, grammar, and typing errors?   ☑  

Plagiarism checklist

Coast Mountain College offers students a plagiarism checklist that can be used to consider your work and identify areas where additional citation may be necessary to properly attribute the research used in your work:

Writing help

Coast Mountain College's Learning Assistance Specialists (LAS) are available to help one on one with your writing challenges. 

Students at CMTN also have free access to WriteAway, a writing support service staffed by professionals:

WriteAway