Marco Island Writer's Guidelines
A guideline form to use when reviewing your own work or helping your writing buddies with theirs.
Title of the submission (or other identification, such as the beginning of the opening sentence )
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Topic of work and writer’s apparent purpose: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Comments and Observations
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Writer’s Ability to Engage the Audience:
(Include observations about the apparent sense of audience; the strength of the voice and the focus; the fluency and maturity of expression; the effects of the narration or description on the reader).
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Writer’s Use of Language:
(Include observations about the kind of language used, its clarity and its imaginative aspects; comment on the relevance of the language to the topic).
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Thinking Points for Revisions:
(Include suggestions for revision of content , as well as specific observations about organization, writing strategies, clarity, use of transitions, grammar, syntax and other technical aspects).
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