Use the following as a guide when writing answers to discussion questions and as a checklist after you have written your answer.

___ 1. Do I really understand what the question asks me to do?

 

___ 2. Does the first sentence of my answer repeat the question and forcefully show the reader how I will develop my answer?

 

___ 3. Have I done preliminary planning of my major points?

 

___ 4. Do major points stand out?

 

___ 5. Are the major points supported with examples and facts?

 

___ 6. Are there clear transitions between major points?

 

___ 7. Would someone who had not taken this class be able to understand the concept discussed in the way I explained it?

 

___ 8. Have I completely covered all major points needed to answer the question?

 

___ 9. Did I stick to the question?

 

___ 10. Did I proofread for misspelled words, sentence fragments, run-on sentences, comma splices, subject verb or pronoun/antecedent agreement errors,

             and other errors which might cause the reader not to understand what I have written?

 

___ 11. Is my handwriting readable, and have I left enough space for comments or additions?