The Bean Trees

Essay Editing Checklist

Please use this checklist to walk you through the process of proofreading and editing your essay.

Proofread your essay now to check your capitalization. Remember to capitalize The Bean Trees and the names of characters.

Multiple Select

Did you edit your essay to correct any capitalization errors?

• Yes, and I capitalized the first word in each sentence.

• Yes, and I capitalized any place where The Bean Trees was mentioned.

• Yes, and I capitalized all names like Taylor, Turtle, and Lou Ann.

Proofread your essay and use a period whenever you want to come to a full stop. Beware of sentence fragments and run-on sentences.

Multiple Select

Did you edit your essay so that you have proper end punctuation?

• Yes, and I inserted a period when I wanted the reader to make a full stop.

• Yes, and I made sure there were no sentence fragments.

• Yes, and I removed all run-on sentences.

Proofread your essay for proper comma usage. Here's a link to a quick video if you want to brush up on your knowledge of proper comma usage: https://youtu.be/QE_2COmz0tE

Multiple Select

Did you edit your essay for proper comma usage?

• Yes, and I made sure there are not too many commas in my essay.

• Yes, and I made sure there were also enough commas in my essay.

"The first draft is black and white. Editing gives the story color."

-Emma Hill

Please be sure and proofread your essay multiple times to make it as colorful as you possibly can. And remember, your English teachers are always there to lend a helping hand.