Self-Editing Checklist

For high school English, we have been working on refining the proper use of grammar, punctuation, and the elements of composition. In order to make sure that my daughter is thoroughly proof-reading her work before she turns it in, I came up with this Self-Editing Checklist. Along with the checklist, we make heavy use of Writers, Inc. as a reference for checking writing and I highly recommend it as a concise and easy to reference guide for writers.

With the checklist, students can look for specific errors in their work and use Writers, Inc. (or the writing guide of your choice) to look up the proper use of the element in question. The checklist includes both mechanical and organizational items in addition to items checking source citations.

The Self-Editing Checklist is available as a free pdf download from TheHomeSchoolMom.com.

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Looking for more high school composition resources? Check out our High School Composition course guideline using the resources from the UNC Writing Center. It will guide you through the process of writing a paper in a way that helps creative thinkers (those who don’t necessarily do well sitting down and writing in an outline-compose-proofread order).

Mary Ann Kelley

Mary Ann Kelley lives in Virginia with her husband and has two daughters, both homeschool graduates. Mary Ann, who homeschooled off and on for 16 years, believes in school choice as well as allowing children to direct their own learning with guidance and input from their parents. Her desire is to encourage parents and children to take personal responsibility for their own educational options and choices.

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Comments

Sarah
October 29, 2012
Thank you for offering this. How do I download the checklist? When I click the link above, it says, “I am sorry, but you are not allowed to access this file directly.”
Mary Ann Kelley
October 29, 2012
Hi Sarah,
It’s set up so that it can’t be hot-linked (linked directly from off of our website), but I think that might affect people who have cookies turned off. I’ve emailed you a copy of the checklist.
MA
- marcia Fifield
  October 31, 2012
  Hi, I cannot download this either, could you possibly email me a copy of the checklist as well? Thank you!
  - Mary Ann Kelley
    October 31, 2012
    Done!
Jenny Mespel
October 29, 2012
Hi, thanks for making this available! I just downloaded, and had no problems getting it to download.
Jean
October 31, 2012
I’m not able to download this file, left or right click. Would you please email me a copy of the editing checklist. Thanks!
- Mary Ann Kelley
  October 31, 2012
  Done 🙂
Andi
October 31, 2012
I am just now seeing this!! Wow…great resource! Thank You! However, I cannot download it. I see you sent others a copy of it, may I please receive a copy as well? Thank You So Much!
- Mary Ann Kelley
  October 31, 2012
  Although I won’t comment on each request, if you need a copy mailed to you I will send it. 🙂
Tracey
October 31, 2012
Could I also get a copy? I was unable to download also. Thanks!
Sarah
November 7, 2012
I can’t download the Self Editing Checklist. Could I get a copy? Thank you!!!
Rebecca
November 18, 2014
Could you email me a copy as well, please? It asks me to subscribe each time I try to download it…I’m already subscribed. Thanks!
Cortney
January 4, 2016
Hello! I’d love to download a copy of this checklist but am unable to do so – would you send a copy? Many thanks for creating it!