After completing one or more drafts of a descriptive paragraph, use the following checklist to guide your revision.
Revision Checklist: Descriptive Paragraph
- Does your paragraph begin with a topic sentence--one that identifies the item you are about to describe and suggests its significance?
- Are your descriptions consistently clear and specific?
- Have you put your descriptions into complete sentences?
- Is your paragraph unified--that is, do all of the supporting sentences relate directly to the topic introduced in the first sentence?
- Have you followed a logical pattern in organizing the sentences in your paragraph?
- Have you concluded the paragraph with a sentence reminding the reader of the item's special significance?
- Have you proofread your paper carefully?
