Persuasive Essay Revising Checklist Ask yourself these kinds of questions when you revise your persuasive writing. ____ Does my beginning paragraph introduce my topic and clearly state my opinion? ____ Do my middle paragraphs support my opinion? ____ Does each main idea have its own paragraph? ____ Does the ending restate my opinion? ____ Do I give my readers an action they can take? ____ Does the title help identify my essay’s subject? © Thoughtful Learning From page 201 of Writers Express