“What I want to say…” What improvements have I noticed in my sentences?
Making my writing professional.
Things to think about
before
you start
Things to think about
writing… Does ‘What I Want To Say’ make sense?
Does my sentence answer what I have been asked to do? Do I need to check that I am talking about the topic, or question, in
finished writing… Do my sentences answer ‘What I Want To Say’?
Will ‘What I Want To Say’ talk about someone or something?
Will my ‘What I Want To Say’ talk about what that someone
Have I kept thoughts that are linked together in one sentence? Do I need to separate my thoughts out into two sentences if ‘What I Want To Say’ seems confusing?
Should I read my sentences aloud to see if sound correct? (sometimes, just by reading your sentence aloud you can see if you have built it correctly)
Do I know how to tell what these two parts are? Do I need someone to explain these to me?
Has the way that I have built my sentence answered what I want to say?
‘What I Want To Say’?
or something is doing or being?
after you have
Are my sentences spelled correctly?
Have I checked to see that all the words that I have written or copied are correct?
Are my sentences laid out properly on my page?
Have I followed the presentation policy?
Do I need to think about my sentences actually being in paragraphs?
Are there parts of ‘What I Want To Say’ that are different from the sentences that I have already used? Do I need to actually put these into a different paragraph?
Do I know what my sentence is doing? Does ‘What I Want To Say’ have to do something specific?
Is my sentence comparing, contrasting, exploring or explaining something?
Maybe I can read aloud my sentence to somebody and see if it has answered the question or explained something to them?
Maybe I should ask for help if I am unsure about how to make ‘What I Want To Say’ answer?
Can ‘What I Want To Say’ can be said in one sentence?
Is there any other information that is linked to ‘What I Want To Say’? Do I need to think about adding it to my sentence?
when I think about it, does it seem like it should be in two
Am I using the correct punctuation in my sentence?
Can ‘What I Want To Say’ be said in one sentence? Or, sentences?
Can I add any more detail in to explain ‘What I Want To Say?’
Should I read my work aloud to hear if I have used commas correctly? Maybe this will help me understand where I should put commas?
If my punctuation is bringing two thoughts together, have I put it in the right place?
Does my punctuation need help me explain ‘What I Want To Say’? For example, if my sentence is listing lots of thoughts together, do my commas separate them correctly?
Should I ask someone to look over my punctuation for me?
Do I know how to join two of my thoughts together in one sentence? (‘The Things I Want To Say’)
Do I know what words to use to bring my thoughts together?
Or, do I know what punctuation I should be using that will bring my thoughts together to make a full sentence?
Things to think about when you are writing…
Connectives to….
Do I know how to start my sentence?
Compare...
However, although, except, unless, similarly, alternatively...
Talk about time...
Firstly, Secondly, next, then, finally, meanwhile, afterwards...
To add to something...
And, moreover, also, , in addition, as well as...
Is my sentence only a few words long? Can I understand
To show a cause or an
‘What I Want To Say’ without looking back at a title or
effect...
Because, therefore, as a result of, consequently...
What am I being asked to do? Do I need to start my sentence in a certain way?
Is my sentence explaining ‘What I Want To Say’?
Am I still writing about the topic or question? Do I need to check I haven’t started writing about something different?
Am I writing in full sentences?
question?
Is my sentence complete because I have started with a capital letter and finished with a full stop?
Am I using the correct words to bring all the ‘Things That I Want To Say Together’?
Do I know what words will bring the ‘Things I Want To Say’ together?
Have I chosen the best connectives to join up all my
thoughts into one sentence?
Should I ask for help if I am unsure about the right words to choose?