What is a word that sounds the same but is spelled differently?
100
Correction this sentence needs: "What's worse then going to Applebee's and then out shopping?"
What is change the first "then" to "than"?
100
Problem with this thesis statement: "My roommate is a huge pain in the behind."
What is lacks specificity and room for elaboration?
100
The poem we read called "Self-Portrait with Politics" was about the narrator relationship with whom?
What is her brother?
100
The final step in the writing process.
What is editing or proofreading?
200
A correction this sentence needs: "Where did you get you're shoes? Your so fashionable."
What is to "you're" to "your," and "your" to "you're"?
200
Correct form of this sentence: "The new attendance policy will effect/affect all students."
What is "affect"?
200
Problem with this thesis: "There are pros and cons to having your best friend be your roommate in college."
What is doesn't take a stand?
200
In Michael Kryzanek's article "Dumbing Down a College Education," what pop culture reference did he use to open his essay?
What is Animal House?
200
The difference between what Anne Lammott calls "down" and "up" drafting?
What is down drafting is the first draft to get it all down, and up drafting is the more polished draft for others to read?
300
A correction this sentence needs: "The students began their homework early since they're so ambitious."
What is no correction?
300
Correction this sentence needs: "Good thing my Bio teacher excepts late work. Whew!"
What is change "excepts" to "accepts"?
300
True or false: Whenever you write a thesis, it should always be argumentative.
What is false? Different kinds of writing demand different kinds of main ideas and theses. In argumentative and essay writing, thesis statements typically take a stand.
300
In MLA style, these four things need to appear in the header on your first page.
What is your name, your teacher's name, the course, and the date?
300
True or false: Revision's only important for papers you write in English classes.
What is false!
400
Correct form of this sentence: "You could of/could've warned me that Calculus was so hard."
What is could've?
400
Correction this sentence needs: "I don't really like the place that all this arguing has lead us to."
What is change "lead" to "led"?
400
Problem with this thesis statement: "When I was 12 I really liked school, and as a college athlete it's tough to get homework done on time.
What is has two different ideas in it?
400
In APA style, this gets repeated on each page of your essay.
What is the title and page number?
400
When you first set out to write something - an essay, lab report, story - this is what Stephen King suggests you should do.
What is work alone?
500
Number one most annoying homonym error according to a poll of teachers across disciplines at the college level.
What is mixing up your/you're?
500
Correction this sentence needs: "If you didn't do well on the test, you should just accept your fate except if extra credit is offered."
What is no correction is needed?
500
These are the four qualities of a good thesis for an argumentative essay or project.
What is 1. is specific, 2. focuses on main idea, 3. invites elaboration, 4. takes a stand?
500
True or false: Now that class is over, you can just delete all your work and/or have a giant bonfire.
What is false?
500
This iPad app is great for brainstorming - we used it for essay 2.