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CHAPTER TWO: MAKING A POINT
Writing Exercises: Basic, Intermediate, and Challenge
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Basic Exercise: The following sentences would make more effective thesis statements: 1. B; 2.
A; 3. B; 4. A; 5. B; 6. A; 7. B
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Intermediate Exercise: Many answers are possible, such as the following: 1. Growing up with
two brothers and three sisters has taught Ted how to solve problems by negotiating. 2. The mall
where I work offers many attractions for teens. 3. Reading novels allows a person to experience a
whole social world from someone else’s perspective. 4. Biology 101 helps students understand
the relationship of human beings to other forms of life. 5. Lebron James’s career shows the
advantages and disadvantages of entering professional sports directly after high school. 6.
Dancing with the Stars teaches viewers some fine points about dancing and provides a new form
of entertainment. 7. The use of e-books and iPads is encouraging young people to read and is
making them better informed.
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Challenge Exercise: Many thesis statements are possible, such as the following: 1. Today’s
teens have a different attitude toward dating and relationships from their parents. 2. People who
get married at a later age are more likely to choose their spouses wisely and less likely to be
divorced. 3. College courses require more critical and creative thinking than courses in high
school. 4. People who choose their careers while still in college are more likely to succeed than
those who do not. 5. Television has caused sports to become more commercialized. 6. [Name the
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film] changed my attitude toward [men, women, society, sports, etc.]. 7. [Name the band or
singer] has brought new ideas and style to [name the genre of music—hip hop, reggae, etc.].
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Basic Exercise: Subject-Verb Agreement: The correctly rewritten passage follows; corrected
verbs are boldface and underlined:
Shirley plans her weekdays in three stages. She usually spends her whole morning in
college classes. She always takes notes and participates in discussions. At one o’clock she
always feels tired and hungry, so she heads for the cafeteria. That is where she meets her friends
Jennifer and Jonathan. They both live in town and commute to campus. In the afternoon, from
2:00 until 6:00, her job in the law school library takes up all of her time. After work, she relaxes
and has a light dinner. Then in the evening she and her friends often go to parties, discos, or
movies. Her schedule keeps her active and socially busy, and she needs the weekend to rest and
do homework.
Intermediate Exercise: Subject-Verb Agreement: The correctly rewritten passage follows;
corrected verbs are boldface and underlined:
Wise investing depends upon several factors. It involves your income, needs and
willingness to take risks. Some people invest their money only in stocks. Other opportunities
also exist. Municipal bonds, mutual funds, and term savings accounts all offer investment
advantages. The right kind of investment for you means considering several elements. Tax
benefits from municipal bonds appeal to some investors. Stocks present possibilities for high
income but with high risk. The investor who wants to avoid risks often chooses mutual funds.
Corporate bonds also offer high income possibilities but also with greater risk than municipal
bonds.
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Challenge Exercise: Subject-Verb Agreement: The correctly rewritten passage follows;
corrected verbs are boldface and underlined:
Some experts believe that one of the chief problems in American education is the
inability of students to understand and evaluate knowledge. Howard Gardner, a professor of
education at Harvard University, in a book called The Unschooled Mind, writes that too many
students think according to stereotypes. In the social sciences, for example they bring to the
study of a problem their assumptions about human nature based on their own experience. In the
arts, they often retain tastes acquired in childhood and nourished by popular culture and do not
acquire more complex and subtle ways of appreciating music, art, and literature. When they
analyze a historical event or evaluate a poem or piece of music, too many students rely on their
habitual responses, which derive from a narrow range of biases and preconceptions. Therefore a
major challenge of education is to help students develop the power to analyze, evaluate, and
appreciate new problems, situations, and experiences by drawing on a deep understanding of
academic disciplines. Although acquiring factual knowledge is part of learning, memorization of
information does not guarantee that students understand the meaning and value of the factual
knowledge they have acquired.
CHAPTER THREE: DEVELOPING YOUR BODY PARAGRAPHS AND
MAKING CONCLUSIONS
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Basic Exercise: Special Problems with Agreement: The correctly rewritten passage follows;
corrected verbs are boldface and underlined:
