Teachers, save “Writing Checklist for Realistic Fiction” to assign it to your class.

Today you will be editing your story. 1.Reread your story. 2.Read your lead to see if it grabs your reader. 3. Did you use transitions? If not try to add them to make your story smoother. 4. Do you have a strong ending? If not can you add to it? 5. Did you elaborate to add details? 6. Look at your craft. Did you use exciting verbs? 7. Check for spelling and punctuation.