1. Circle the topic sentence.
2. Circle the concluding sentence. Does it give a summary AND include the topic sentence? If no, revision is needed.
3. Underline the facts/quotes/statistics taken from the sources
4. Highlight the names of the sources used (background essay, map by treaty, chart of money spent on weapons, textbook). Do you have at least TWO (3 for AC) facts/quotes/statistics WITH THE NAME OF THE SOURCE? If no, revision is needed.
5. Make notes in the margin about how well the paragraph explains how the selected facts/quotes/statistics supports the topic sentence. Offer suggestions for improvement as needed.
Homework: finish final copy of Scramble for Africa paragraph