Writing Style Checklist

Each Writing Style Checklist consists of questions that require students to look critically at their writing. The questions relate to the information presented in the Style section of the unit. There is a checklist for most units in each of the levels of NorthStar: Focus on Reading and Writing. Students should use the checklists in the editing or rewriting process.
 
Unit 1: Untruth and Consequences
Style: Topic Sentences  
Unit 2: Crime and Punishment
Style: The Three-Part Paragraph
Unit 3: Dying for Their Beliefs
Style: Opinion Essays
Unit 4: The Calm after the Storm
Style: Descriptive Writing
Unit 5: From Trash to Treasure
Style: Cause and Effect
Unit 6: Give and Learn
Style: Punctuation
Unit 7: Homing In on Education
Style: Concessions
Unit 8: We’ve Come a Long Way
Style: Chronological Order—Expressing Time
Unit 9: The Grass Is Always Greener
Style: Comparisons and Contrasts
Unit 10: Take It or Leave It
Style: Outlining