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Detail Goals Clear, precise word choice Clear, descriptive phrases Pictures in reader’s mind Setting details Character details Sensory details

A Writer’s Checklist _____ Did I change words to make my writing more clear? _____ Did I add sensory details (sights, sounds, smells, feelings, etc.)? _____ Did I add dialogue? _____ Did I create a picture in the reader’s mind? _____ Did I add strong verbs?

Checking for detail Person, Place, Thing or Event Words That You Will Change Girl brilliant young girl, who is in my first period class, Mom Mom, her tear-filled eyes staring across the room through her hard-earned wrinkles… School O’Banion Middle School, home of the most brilliant students and the bravest teachers,