MonkeyKingSecondPR

Specialist One: Title, thesis statement, topic sentences, and clincher sentence.

 * You are in charge of making sure the essay has an interesting title.
 * You are in charge of making sure the essay has a clear, effective thesis statement that sets the purpose/goal of the essay. (The thesis should express something about introducing the Monkey King and exploring his importance.)
 * You are in charge of making sure EVERY paragraph has a clear, effective topic sentence and clincher sentence.
 * If any of these things are missing, help your partner add them!

Specialist Two: Citing sources and MLA style.

 * You are in charge of making sure all information from sources is properly cited and that the citation is fluent -- that the citation flows in the essay.
 * You are in charge of making sure the information about the source (authors, article titles, website titles, etc.) is correct.
 * You are in charge of making sure the essay is perfectly formatted in MLA style and that the Works Cited page is correct.
 * If any of these things are missing, help your partner add them!
 * You should use at least THREE different sources -- different articles/pages on the same website count as only one source.

Specialist Three: Word choice, active verbs (avoiding "to be" verbs), and grammar/usage.

 * You are in charge of looking for excellent word choices and for offering suggestions for weak or dull word choices.
 * You are in charge of replacing excessive "to be" verbs (is, was, are, were, has been, have been, etc.) with more interesting, active verbs.
 * You are in charge of making sure sentences start in a variety of ways.
 * You are in charge of doing your best to check for grammar/usage errors.
 * Monkey King is capitalized. Articles are in quote marks. Websites and books are in italics.