The Diamond Self Revision Sheet

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Name: __________________

Period:__________________

Date: ___________________

The Diamond Self Revision Sheet

Well, the time has finally come. You are about to go to the computer lab and type up the final, revised, perfected, "can't possibly get any better than this" version of your article. Before turning it in to me, every member of your group must "sign-off" on the perfection of your final article. Please remember that every mistake in your final article will cost each member of your group 5 points. Now is the time to save yourself future grief and pain by spending a minimum of 30 minutes answering the following 12 questions. Please circle the correct response.

1- Does the first and last name of every member of my group appear in the top right hand corner of our article, and does the title of our article appear on the first line?
Yes
No (and I will fix it)

2- Is my article completely free of awkward, poorly-written, or difficult to understand sentences?
Yes
No (and I will fix it)

3- Do the sentences in my article "flow" naturally from one thought to another without any confusing "jumps" in logic or "leaps" through time?
Yes
No (and I will fix it)

4- Is my article completely free of run-on sentences, sentence fragments, or sentences that don't belong where they're placed?
Yes
No (and I will fix it)

5- Is my article divided into appropriate paragraphs?
Yes
No (and I will fix it)

6- Is the punctuation of my article perfect (remember to look at the end of sentences, quotation marks, apostrophes, etc.)?
Yes
No (and I will fix it)

7- Is the capitalization of my article perfect?
Yes
No (and I will fix it)

8- Is the spelling in my article perfect?
Yes
No (and I will fix it)

9- I have typed my article in Times New Roman font 12, and have added no graphics or colors.
Yes
No (and I will fix it)

10- When I needed to indent in my article I used the "tab" button and not the space bar.
Yes
No (and I will fix it)

11- Every member of our group has read our article out loud to another member of our group, and we each found it to be clearly written, informational, entertaining, and perfect.
Yes
No (and I will fix it)

12- Our group spent a minimum of 30 minutes painstakingly reviewing our article in order to answer these questions thoughtfully.
Yes
No (and I will fix it)

If you can honestly answer these 12 questions correctly, then CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE ALMOST DONE! When each member of your group has signed below, I will save your final article on the newspaper disk. I do not need a paper copy of your article. Also, please save your article on the server under your student number - just in case.


Before you sign below, please remember this is the last chance for each group member to avoid a 5 point deduction for every mistake in your group's article.

Group Member #1:____________________________________

Group Member #2:____________________________________

Group Member #3:____________________________________

Group Member #4:____________________________________

Group Member #5:____________________________________

By signing above we certify that our article is 100% perfect. If your signature is unreadable, please print your name next to it. Thank you!