A Student-Friendly Checklist for Revising AI-Assisted Drafts

Before you submit AI-assisted writing, slow down and revise it like a real draft. This checklist helps you improve the work itself: the claim, evidence, voice, structure, and source handling.

Revision Checklist

• Can you explain the main claim in one sentence without reading the draft?
• Does every paragraph add a new point, or are some repeating the same idea?
• Are claims supported with sources, class material, data, or concrete examples?
• Do the citations match what the sources actually say?
• Does the writing sound like you would explain the topic out loud?
• Have you removed empty transitions like "moreover" when they do no real work?
• Is there at least one draft, outline, or notes file showing your process?

The Final Pass

Read the introduction and conclusion back to back. They should answer the same question with more insight at the end than at the start. Then scan the body for generic claims and replace them with evidence. That is where most AI-assisted drafts improve fastest.