Editor:  _________________________              Date:  ______________________

 

Title of Newsletter:  __________________________________________________

Editor’s Checklist

Computers cannot find all your mistakes.  Carefully check your document with this checklist.

__________         I read the document for meaning.  It makes sense.

 

__________         I checked the document for clear and complete sentences.

__________         I checked the spelling, using the spell check tool on the computer.

 

__________         I read the document for correct word usage the (computer spell check won’t catch                              to, too, two; they’re, their).

 

__________         The first word in all sentences starts with a capital letter.

__________         Proper nouns are capitalized (person, place, or thing).

__________         The title has capital letters where needed.

__________         Each sentence ends with a punctuation mark.

__________         Commas are used in any series of three or more things (apples, oranges, and                              pears).

__________         Commas connect the parts of compound sentences.

__________         Quotation marks begin and end words that someone says.

 

__________         I reread the document carefully for all errors.

 

Editor’s Signature:  ____________________________________________________