 Pass your essay to the person sitting behind you. (back seat passes to the front seat)  Read each topic sentence and underline the themes.  Make sure.

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 Pass your essay to the person sitting behind you. (back seat passes to the front seat)  Read each topic sentence and underline the themes.  Make sure they have NOT used a single word as a theme.  Make sure they have a theme in EACH topic sentence for EVERY paragraph.  Tell them to “add theme” where needed.

 Random pass to anyone in the room.  Check each quote to make sure it’s blended correctly. If you find one that needs work, put a star next to it.  Also, check for TCS.  Make notes accordingly.

 Pass to the person behind you (back comes to front).  Check for at least two sentences of commentary AFTER each quote.  Make notes as needed.

 Same person.  Check that each paragraph ends with a concluding sentence that rephrases the topic sentence with theme.  Make notes as needed.

 Random pass to anyone in the room.  Pronoun search- skim the essay for “you” and “I”- if you find any, put a huge X over them.

 Pass the essay to the person behind you.  Skim for any verbs that are in PAST tense

 Random pass to anyone in the room.  Read through the essay and circle any errors with run-ons or fragments.

 Pass the essay to the person sitting behind you  Check their MLA heading, title, font, double- spacing, etc.  Make notes as needed about these items.

Give the essay back to the original person and look over the comments made.