1. List 5 topics you might consider writing about with a sentence or two about what your thesis statement might be for each topic. To generate topics, you may use journal writing, freewriting, listing, or clustering to generate topics. Review Chapter 3 in your textbook.

2. Take 2 of the topics from the list and write 2 paragraphs about what you already know about the topic and why you considered it as a research paper.

3. Using the SQ3R method, read the paper, “Water Woes in Walkerton,” from Chapter 2, pages 26-29 of your textbook. Make a formal outline of the paper and copy it into the space provided.

(You are going to rewrite the paragraph using correct pronouns. You must use pronouns)
Nora Johnson is a Habitat for Humanity volunteer. ___ helped in the building of three houses. ___ job consisted of nailing trim work and painting window frames. ___ suggested that Valerie and Marla join ___ on one of the projects. ___ both decided it was a good idea, and volunteered too. ___ all believe that Habitat for Humanity is making a difference in ___ community. Nora encouraged a friend of ___ to join as well. Now ___ all volunteer. ___ are one big happy Habitat for Humanity family!

JOURNAL ENTRY:
Start a Journal for your writing. For your first entry, summarize the process you used to come up with the 5 topics you might write about. Comment on which ones may be the best fit for you to write about and why. Must be a minimum of 2 paragraphs and 5 sentences per paragraph.