Writing

First, let's make sure our writing is clear. Does your paragraph compare and contrast rural living and city living? Are the similarities and differences clear?

If something is unclear, rewrite it. Add more details or examples if you need to.

How well did you use your words? Did you write clear details about these two places? What would you see in each place? What would you do? Did you explain things when you needed to?

Do your sentences sound good together? Try reading your paragraph aloud. Sometimes you will catch things that you might miss if you just read it silently.

Now, let's check for capital letters. Take a look at the first letter in each sentence. Do you see a capital letter? I hope so! You will also want to make sure proper nouns are capitalized, too.

Now, let's take a look at the end of those sentences. Did you use your periods, exclamation points, and question marks correctly?

It's time for the final step--checking your spelling! You may need your dictionary for this step. If there is a word you really aren't sure how to spell, the dictionary is the place to go.