Word confusion!

To practice understanding the difference between confusing words such as its/it's, their/there/they're, whose/who's, etc., complete the exercise in class.

Required quizzes:

1. There/Their/They're (http://www.chompchomp.com/hotpotatoes/wordchoice01.htm)
2. Whose/Who's (http://www.chompchomp.com/hotpotatoes/wordchoice10.htm)
3. It's/Its (http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/287.html)

Extra Credit:

• It's/Its and There/Their/They're (http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/its_there_quiz.htm)
• Their/They're/There (http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/its_there_quiz.htm)
• Their/They're/There (http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/75.html)

Sample Papers

Here are two sample research papers for you to look at:

"Should Smoking Be Banned in Public Restaurants"
http://thewritesource.com/studentmodels/wi-smoking.htm

"The Killer Bean"
http://thewritesource.com/studentmodels/wi-kllrbean.htm

And I quote...

When summarizing or paraphrasing, you must follow certain guidelines. Complete the following activity to practice this skill.

1. Read the handout on how to paraphrase correctly (on the Dashboard--it is called "ParaphrasingNEW").
2. Complete the activity "Using Quotations and In-Text Citations Practice"
3. POST your answers to the 4 questions as comments to this post.

Thesis Statements

Go to the webpage on crafting a thesis statement:
leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/thesistatement.html

Using the suggestions provided, write a thesis statement for your paper and post it (with your name) to this post as a comment.

To Do This Week 9/4-9/7

Tuesday, Sep. 4
Lit Review Requirements

Wednesday, Sep. 5
Thesis Statements

Thursday, Sep. 6
Revisit Action Plan

Friday, Sep. 7
Updated Action Plan (Timeline)