Revise My Project
Now that you are done with your first draft, it is time to revise it.
Big Picture
- Review the assignment page again. Did you cover everything?
- Did you answer your essential and focus questions?
- Did you use evidence from your research to support your ideas?
- Reread your work to be sure it makes sense.
- Is the information well organized?
- Does it communicate to your audience what you learned or information they need to know?
Details
- Are your main ideas clear?
- Do your paragraphs begin with a topic sentence?
- Did you repeat words too often?
- Did you use complete sentences?
- Check your spelling and grammar.
- Does it need a title page?
- Did you correctly cite your sources?
- Have questions? Ask your teacher.
Review Again
- Try reading it out loud, performing it, or watching what you produced to be sure it sounds right.
- Show it to a friend or relative to review.
- And/or, use a rubric or scoring guide to rate your work.
Scoring Guides from the Oregon Department of Education for Written Reports:
Grades 4-5 Writing Scoring Guide
Grades 6-8 Writing Scoring Guide
Scoring Guides from the Oregon Department of Education for Oral Reports:
Grades K-2 Speaking Scoring Guide
Grade 3 Speaking Scoring Guide
Grade 5 Speaking Scoring Guide
Scoring Rubrics for Other Project Formats
Ask yourself if this is your best work.
- No? Keep revising and editing.
- Yes? You are ready to present.
Next => Now that you have revised your project, it is time to go to the next step of the OSLIS research process: Present.