Analyze Your Own Writing

Now that you have reviewed the mechanics of punctuation, parallelism, relative pronouns, and capitalization, analyze your own work with these points in mind. It is important that you do this now. Mechanical errors tend to be habitual errors. If you have often confused which and that, for example, you will not be accustomed to seeing them as incorrect when they are confused. Now is the time to look at your writing with fresh eyes and make sure that none of those habitual errors have crept in!

For this reflective activity, use a sample of your own writing. You may use the sample you submitted for course entry, or you may prefer to use another example. Review your document carefully using the checklist. Correct the errors you find. You might choose to print the checklist and highlight the points you find particularly challenging. That way it will be a resource for you in the future.