For this grammar assignment I focused on working (yet again) on a functional bibliography. Making sure I cited my sources properly and making sure I know what sources I actually plan on using in my research paper. I also had to look elsewhere other than Wadsworth to learn how to properly cite authors in the research paper so I could reference them correctly. I also focused on working on a tentative thesis. I feel it is very important to a good research paper to have a strong clear thesis. Along with the tentative thesis I did the fine tuning exercises for refining and editing your thesis. I also made sure to take lots of notes when I was re-reading over my sources. I completed the Taking Notes Checklist on pg.344 of Wadsworth and exercise 41.4. I found the Formal (Topic) Outline very useful. It was a lot less confusing than the Toulmin Method. I found having both outlines to be very helpful. The section on writing a rough draft was all review, but good to look over right before completing my rough draft.
- My revised thesis that I worked on with this assingment is... Abstinence-only sex education programs are a failure and need to be changed. They do not delay sexual activity of teenagers, they do not lower the risk of STD spread (in fact in some cases they increase the risk), they do not lower the teen pregnancy rate, and they use scare tactics and false information to teach about sex
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LOL Jessica, don't feel bad though! I did the same thing... Sometimes we just need to take a second look ;)
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