Putting It in Perspective

My literature class wrote such horrifying essays duringthis past unit that I felt compelled to create a checklist that they can glance at prior to handing in their next round of essays. Let me put it in perspective for you. You know things are bad when the following items are the first items on your checklist:

1. Have I spelled the author's name right?
2. Have I spelled the characters' names right?
3. Have I indented my paragraphs one tabbed space?