Ethan Frome Essay Revisions
Name ______________________________
Date ____________________ Per. ______
_____ 1. N2SSSW – No two sentences start with the same word.
_____ 2. The following words have been avoided, eliminated or greatly minimized:
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1st person point of view (I, me, my)
2nd person point of view (you)
contractions
abbreviations
state of being verbs (is, am, were, was, are, be, being, been)
so
really
very
a lot
things
stuff
could, would, should
_____ 3. Spelling has been checked.
_____ 4. Grammar and punctuation errors have been eliminated.
_____ 5. The essay begins with a topic sentence that clearly states the objective.
_____ 6. The title of the novel is underlined or italicized.
_____ 7. The characters’ names are spelled correctly.
_____ 8. The author’s name is used and spelled correctly.
_____ 9. The body paragraphs contain relevant, well-developed paragraphs.
_____ 10. Transitional words, phrases, and sentences are used between and within
paragraphs.
_____ 11. Sentence structure is varied and interesting.
_____ 12. Word choice is interesting and effective. Repetition of words has been
eliminated.
_____ 13. Page numbers are included after each direct example and are written in proper
MLA format.
Example: The narrator states that Ethan is “a poor man, the husband of a sickly woman,
whom his desertion would leave alone and destitute; and even if he had the heart to desert
her he could have done so only by deceiving two kindly people who pitied him” (74).
Example: A further attempt to achieve his goal occurs after Ethan and Zeena’s marriage,
when they plan to move out of Starkfield and have a better life (36).
_____ 14. The conclusion restates the thesis and ends with a meaningful, reflective
insight.
_____ 15. The proper heading, with the revised date, is placed in the upper right-hand
corner of the paper.
Title
Your Name
Mrs. C. Eddy
Pre-AP English 11-6
14 February 2011
_____ 16. The essay is stapled in the upper-left hand corner.