Literature Essay Revising Checklist Ask yourself these kinds of questions when you revise your literature essay. ____ Does my essay have a beginning, a middle, and an ending? ____ Does the first paragraph include the title and author? Does it give my main idea? ____ Do the middle paragraphs include details from the piece of writing? ____ Does the last paragraph repeat the main idea and end the essay effectively? © Thoughtful Learning From page 236 of Writers Express