Questions to ask yourself once you have finished a social media post:
- Is the image simple and not too cluttered? If the bottom part gets cut off by the image overlay text, will the image still make sense?
- Is the image relevant to the literal meaning of the idiom? (E.g. if you are writing a post for the idiom "see eye to eye", it should be an image of eyes, not two people who look like they are agreeing with each other.) If it is a phrasal verb and/or you it's not possible to find the literal image, please use the image that shows the meaning of the phrase.
- Is the image overlay text around 10 words?
- Is the post pretty much around the same size as the other social media posts? Is there anything else I can edit out that's not necessary? (The body should be around 125 words, although it will vary depending on the content.)
- Is the language easy to read? Am I introducing new language other than the idiom itself? (If so, can I change it to something simpler?)
- Did I put in two or more example sentences?
- Did I put in a dialogue?
- Are the notes useful for a non-native student who isn't an English teacher? Am I giving information that our students would benefit from (e.g. how it can be used in a GBC test, if it is consulting jargon, if it is something students don't usually use but native speakers use a lot, etc.)?
- Did I put tags on the post?
- Is the post set to Language Neutral?
- Is there anything in the post I can link to another TEF blog, social media post, lesson, or course?
- Did I proofread one last time after I finished writing the post? (Keep in mind whatever writing habits you may have that are different from TEF style.)