Coded Feedback Revision and Editing 

MLA Formatting (MLA)

1.       MLA header

2.   MLA heading

3.   Title

4.   Paragraph indentation

5.   Times New Roman, 12-point font for all text, including title, header, heading, works cited, etc.

6.   Double spaced

7.       Extra spaces between elements

8.       MLA Intext/ Parenthetical Citation

a.        Missing/ needed

b.   Incorrect information/ Information does not match Works Cited

c.        Punctuation in wrong location

d.   Double punctuation

e.        Citation formatted incorrectly (comma needed or not needed inside parenthetical)

f.        Missing “par.” or “line” to indicate number is not a page number.

g.   “par.” or “line” is capitalized and should be lower case

h.   Too much information in parenthetical citation

9.       Quoting

a.        Block quote needed.

b.   Embedded quotes punctuation/ capitalization incorrect

c.        Use of brackets needed for changes within the quote [ ]

d.   Use an ellipse to indicate missing section of the quote.

e.        Quote within quote error

f.        Quote not integrated/ embedded

10. Works cited should be on its own page.

Main Idea (MI)

1.   Topic sentence needs to restate the prompt.

2.   Topic sentence is missing the three elements to be discussed.

3.   Topic sentence is too broad in scope. It is a thesis rather than TS for a paragraph.

4.   Topic sentence should be a statement and not a question

Evidence (E)

1.   Evidence is too long. Pick a more specific and targeted quote. Try to use fewer than 5 words.

2.   Evidence is summary rather than a specific point.

3.   Evidence is not well connected between movie and article.

4.   Evidence does not include a quote.

5.   Evidence is too vague.

Analysis/Commentary (A)

1.   Analysis should be longer than evidence.

2.   Analysis should really explain how or why the evidence proves the point.

3.   Analysis should NOT explicitly state that it proves the point (this proves, shows, demonstrates…)

4.   Analysis should flow well from one point to the next using transitions.

Link (L)

1.   Concluding sentence missing the three points.

2.   Concluding sentence is the exact same as the topic sentence (M).

3.   Concluding sentence needs to conclude in a way that makes the paragraph feel closed and “done.”

Diction (D)

1.   Wrong word (commonly confused words)

2.   Capitalization error (superfluous capitals or proper nouns in lower case)

3.   Contraction should be written out.

4.   Typo?

Syntax (S)

1.       Comma Splice

2.   Run-On/ Fused Sentence

a.        No punctuation used/ punctuation used incorrectly

b.   More than 2 IC in one sentence

3.   Fragment

4.       Comma Needed

a.        Comma after a DC before an IC

b.   Other

5.   Superfluous Comma

a.        Comma before a DC after an IC

b.   Other

6.       Introductory comma needed

7.   Semicolon; used incorrectly

8.   Colon: used incorrectly

9.   Use of There is/There are/ These are/ This is or other similar phrases rather than specifically stating what is or are the subject(s).

10. Use active rather than passive sentences.

11. Tense issues

12.  Use 3rd person POV.  Changing 1st to 3rd

Why no you? How to change 2nd to 3rd

13. Wordiness

14. Capital needed at the start of sentences

15.    Agreement issues

a.        Singular noun with plural verb or plural noun used with singular verb

b.       Agreement with pronoun/ antecedent singular/ plural issues

c.        Gender

d.       Person (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

Punctuation (P)

1.   Titles error (italics/underlined or quotation marks)

2.   Missing opening/ closing quotation marks

3.   Most punctuation (period, comma) goes inside quotation marks.

4.       Apostrophe for possession

a.        Use apostrophe for possession.

b.       Never use an apostrophe for possession with a pronoun.

5.   Apostrophe is misused for pluralizing.

Transitions (T)

1.   Basic transition, use something more sophisticated.

2.   Transition needed.

3.   Repetitive transition.

Formal Academic Writing (F)

1.   Use of cliché

2.   Repetitive sentence structure

Other (O)

1.       International Keyboard seems to be on all or some of the time