Exercise 1

• You have to know your thesis before you start.
• You need to follow a formal structure.
• Form matters more then content.
• You cant use the pronoun I.
• You can use your own experiences and observations as evidence. 

           In middle school and high school many teachers always wanted their students to form a thesis before anything else was done with the paper.  This is why a lot of students think this statement is true but in reality it's not.  A thesis can become better if you write about your favorite or best argument/point first because then you can reflect your thesis completely on your ideas.
          Following a formal structure is a huge part about writing a nice paper.  Papers have to be organized with transitions and right paragraph sequences.  Certain paragraphs should be before or after other certain paragraphs.  A formal structure also means having a intro, body, and conclusion for your paper.  If we are talking about research papers you definitely have to have a formal structure.
          A lot of students are too attached to the intro, body, and conclusion that they just try to put together a paper and as long as it looks good they will hand it in.  This is a bad thing to do because actually this statement is "neutral" or false depending on the way you look at it.  This is because form and content are really important issues and you need both to create a good paper. 
        Students try their best to stay away from using the word I in research papers but there are different types of research papers.  With the social action research paper I think you should be allowed to use the letter I because you are doing the researcher your self in real life situations.  If you doing a normal research paper with lets say your using websites to write a paper about Bill Clinton or something then you shouldnt use the word I. 
        Using your own evidence is fine if your doing certain research papers.  My answer for this is basically the same as the before statement.  Your not going to use your own evidence with writing about Bill Clinton but you will with a social action paper obviously. 

Step 2

        There is a big difference between facts and opinions.....I somewhat agree with this statement.  Facts is information that was already proven which makes it a solidified piece of information.  A opinion is just a personal opinion; it is only yours.  I guess you can say that opinions are sometimes true and correct which can make them facts.  This is why I somewhat agree because this has me thinking about some peoples opinions "can" be correct but I guess facts is information that has been proven.  You can also say that facts are also opinions because the facts had to come from someone to start off.  Very confusing statement but kinda interesting to think about.