Read your story and identify the voice you are using. In one or two sentences, describe how you want your voice to sound. Based on your description, identify two ways you can improve your writing to make this voice clearer in your story.

1.14 Final draft/ pomegranate seed

Final Draft Worksheet

Instructions: Copy and paste the following text into a document or create a document that contains the same information.

Using your narrative story first draft, complete the following steps to revise your writing.

Voice

1. Read your story and identify the voice you are using. In one or two sentences, describe how you want your voice to sound.

2. Based on your description, identify two ways you can improve your writing to make this voice clearer in your story.

Word Choice

3. Paste one paragraph that you feel could use a more interesting word choice below. Revise it with more vivid wording. Pay particular attention to places where you might switch to more active verbs, use precise language, including strong details, employ figurative language, or add dialogue.

Organization

4. Outline your story in the following way:
First…
Then…
And then…
Finally…

5. Identify places in your story organization where the series of events could be clearer.

Transitions

6. Paste the transitions you have used to move between ideas in your story.

7. Identify any places in your story where you are not using clear transitions. Write new transitions for those parts and paste them here.

Grammar, Structure, Punctuation, Spelling

8. Identify any errors in your writing mechanics and correct them here.