Final Draft - Revise & Edit

Final Draft Worksheet

• Instructions: Using
• your narrative story revised draft, complete the following steps to do final revisions and edit your
• writing. Be sure to highlight changes that you make, so they can be clearly seen.

Final Revisions

Voice

• 1. Read your story and identify the voice you are using. In one or two
• sentences, describe how you want your
• voice to sound.
• 2.
• Based on your description, identify two ways you can improve your writing to
• make this voice more clear in your story.
• 

Organization

• 
• 3. State what plot structure you used. Sketch out a VERY basic plot diagram of your story and insert a picture of it into your document.
• 4. Add a comment about whether the current organization matches your intended plot structure and what you might need to add or alter for a stronger effect.

Word Choice

• 5. Paste one paragraph that you
• feel could use more interesting word choice below. Revise it with more vivid
• wording. Pay particular attention to places where you might switch to
• more active verbs, use precise language, include strong details, employ
• figurative language, or add dialogue.
• 

Transitions

• 6. Paste the transitions you have used to move between ideas in your story.
• 7.
• Identify any places in your story where you are not using clear transitions. Write
• new transitions for those parts and paste them here.
• 

Final Edits

Grammar, Structure, Punctuation, Spelling

• 8. Identify any errors in your writing mechanics and correct them here.
• Comma usage
• Semicolons
• Periods
• Spelling
• Formatting
• Paragraphing
•