Checklist for 1 May 2021 WUC203/03 Writing Skills for University Studies

Assignment 1 checklist
Checklist for 1 May 2021 WUC203/03 Writing
Skills for University Studies
The following checklist has been given to help you ascertain that you have fulfilled all the
requirements for the assignment questions given to you. Do use it to check your work before you
submit your assignment 1.
Students must complete all of the requirements for the assignment questions that have been
assigned to you.
No. Yes No
1 Have you completed every detail required for the outline template? Check
this against the template given to you. **Refer to Unit 2 to know how to
write a classification and problem-solution essay.***
YES
2 Is your outline written in complete sentences? YES
3 Are your thesis statement and topic sentences clearly written? YES
4 Did you provide at least three (3) relevant and elaborated supporting details
for each body paragraph?
yes
5 Did you restate the thesis statement or summarise the points in the
conclusion under the restatement segment?
No
6 Have you written a full essay? Yes
7 Does your essay consist of six (6) paragraphs- introduction, 4 body
paragraphs and conclusion?
Yes
8 Are there four (4) citations in your essay? Yes
9 Have the citations been written following the APA style, 7th edition? yes
10 Have you included four (4) relevant references? yes
11 Have the references been written following the APA style, 7th edition? Are
they in alphabetical order with no numbering?
yes
12 Have you checked your essay for accuracy in vocabulary, sentence structure,
spelling and grammar errors?
yes
13 Have you stated the references on a separate page (This should be the last
page of the assignment- a separate page not the one where you have written
the conclusion)?
yes
14 Have you attached the assignment declaration form and filled in all the
details correctly?
No
15 Is your essay at least 800 - 1200 words long? No
16 Is your assignment doubled spaced, using Times Roman font 12, alignment
justified and in Microsoft word (pdf is not accepted)?
Yes
17 Have you combined your outline template and essay in one word document? yes
NOTE:
 Refer to Unit 2 for the essay pattern of a classification and problem-solution essay.
 Ensure that you have stated your points in the thesis statement.