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COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream/tutorilarank.com

For more course tutorials visit<br>www.tutorialrank.com<br><br>Capstone Discussion Question<br>• Due Date: Day 3 [Main] forum<br>• Post your response to these questions: How did using a formal writing process (planning, drafting, developing, revising, editing, and proofreading) help you create a more effective academic paper? Which part of the writing process caused you the most difficulty? Explain your answer.

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  1. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com The Best way to predict the Future is to create it.....To Best way.... www.tutorialrank.com

  2. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Capstone Discussion Question (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Capstone Discussion Question• Due Date: Day 3 [Main] forum• Post your response to these questions: How did using a formal writing process (planning, drafting, developing, revising, editing, and proofreading) help you create a more effective academic paper? Which part of the writing process caused you the most difficulty? Explain your answer.

  3. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Entire Course (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 1 CheckPoint: Persuasive Essay Topic COM 120 Week 1 DQs COM 120 Week 2 CheckPoint: Brainstorming Techniques COM 120 Week 2 Assignment: Persuasive Essay Characteristics

  4. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 1 CheckPoint: Persuasive Essay Topic (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com CheckPoint: Persuasive Essay TopicAppendix A will familiarize you with the phases of the writing process as well as the deliverables that will be due throughout the course regarding your persuasive essay.A Persuasive (or an Advocacy) Essay is a type of research paper that asks that you take a stand on an issue and defend it against opposing points of view. Issues are researched, and the objective is to provide supporting evidence in favor of the position selected as well as to anticipate counter arguments against your position. Course Syllabus Page 9 COM 120

  5. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 1 DQs (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Discussion Question 1• Due Date: Day 2 [post to the Main forum]• Post your response to these questions: What writing process have you used in the past? What worked well for you? What is your biggest obstacle to becoming an effective writer?5. Discussion Question 2

  6. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 1 Grammar Exercise 1 (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 1 Grammar Exercise 1

  7. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 2 Assignment: Persuasive Essay Characteristics (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment: Persuasive Essay CharacteristicsIn a persuasive essay, the writer assumes a position on a subject—which your text refers to as taking a stand—and then tries to persuade his/her readers to agree with that position by supplying evidence that is accurate and trustworthy. In this assignment, you will have an opportunity to evaluate the strategies other writers use to write persuasive essays.

  8. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 2 CheckPoint: Brainstorming Techniques (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com CheckPoint: Brainstorming TechniquesIn traditional brainstorming, individuals or groups of people compile ideas on a topic but do not evaluate or organize the ideas presented. In contrast, mind-mapping (also called concept mapping) visually places the thoughts into categories.• Resources: Appendix B and Ch. 15 (pp. 252–268) and Ch. 16 (pp. 269-282) in The Bedford Guide for College Writers.• Due Date: Day 3 [Individual] forum

  9. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 3 CheckPoint: Thesis Statements (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com CheckPoint: Thesis StatementsCourse Syllabus Page 12 COM 120COM 120 Effective Persuasive WritingA thesis statement should be created for every academic paper you write. Often appearing at the end of a paper’s introduction, the thesis informs readers in a concise manner regarding your intention in writing the paper. The thesis statement should consist of one declarative sentence that summarizes the main idea of the essay in 25 or fewer words.• Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum

  10. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 3 DQs (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Discussion Question 1Writing a topic sentence is similar to writing a thesis sentence but on a smaller scale. Whereas, the thesis statement conveys the main idea of the entire paper, a topic sentence conveys the main idea of a single paragraph. Having a topic sentence in each paragraph helps to ensure unification of the ideas in the paragraph. Because any sentence that does not pertain to the topic sentence should not be included, a topic sentence

  11. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 4 Assignment: Full Sentence Outline, Thesis Statement, and Working (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment: Full Sentence Outline, Thesis Statement, and Working Reference ListBefore you write a first draft of your Persuasive Essay, you will need to organize the structure of your paper. One way to organize your ideas is by creating a formal outline. Normally, an outline organizes only the body of your paper.

  12. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 4 CheckPoint: Paragraphs (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com CheckPoint: ParagraphsOften, writers use more than one type of supporting paragraph to develop an essay. The type of supporting paragraph depends on the type of thesis statement the writer has chosen. For example, an argument might be supported by an example or cause/effect, and a personal experience might be supported by details.

  13. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 4 Grammar Exercise 2 (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 4 Grammar Exercise 2

  14. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 5 CheckPoint: Formatting PART 1 of 2 (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com CheckPoint: Formatting• Resources: Appendix F, Appendix G, and Sample APA paper: http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c09_s4.html• Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum• Identify specific APA formatting errors in the text contained in Appendix G.• Look for errors in the following areas:1. Font2. Paragraphs

  15. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 5 CheckPoint: Formatting PART 2 of 2 (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com CheckPoint: Formatting• Resources: Appendix F, Appendix G, and Sample APA paper: http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c09_s4.html• Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum• Identify specific APA formatting errors in the text contained in Appendix G.• Look for errors in the following areas:1. Font2. Paragraphs3. Spacing

  16. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 5 DQs (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Discussion Question 1• Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum• Post your response to these questions: What are the advantages of using APA formatting for academic papers? What aspect of APA formatting do you find most troublesome?

  17. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 6 Assignment: Rough Draft of Persuasive Essay (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment: Rough Draft of Persuasive EssayBe sure to submit a Rough Draft of your Persuasive Essay that is complete enough for the instructor to provide constructive feedback.• Resource: Appendix A• Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum• Submit a Rough Draft of your Persuasive Essay,

  18. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 6 CheckPoint: Introductions and Conclusions (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com CheckPoint: Introductions and ConclusionsAn effective introduction serves to arouse a reader’s interest. Starting a paper with “In this paper, I will…” is the surest route to boredom. Just as a first impression when meeting someone is important, a first impression when reading an essay is also important.A writer can begin a paper in many ways: with a definition, a quotation, an anecdote, an interesting or controversial statement, a question, or a directly stated thesis. Sometimes, it is also necessary to include background information for the reader.

  19. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 7 CheckPoint: Peer Review- Appendix H (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com CheckPoint: Peer ReviewAs writers, we can become personally attached to our work. That attachment can make it difficult for us to see how our work might be received by an audience. Peer reviews provide a valuable opportunity to both give and to receive feedback as writers strive to create a successful final product.• Resource: Appendix H

  20. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 7 DQs (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Discussion Question 1• Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum• Post your response to this question: What is the purpose of revising and editing an academic paper?3. Discussion Question 2• Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum

  21. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 8 Assignment: Commonly Misused Words (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment: Commonly Misused WordsOne aspect of becoming an effective writer is learning how to use words effectively. For this CheckPoint exercise, refer to the list of commonly misused words at http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/Course Syllabus Page 20 COM 120COM 120 Effective Persuasive Writing

  22. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 8 CheckPoint: Revised Rough Draft (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com CheckPoint: Revised Rough Draft• Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum• Revise the Rough Draft of your Persuasive Essay. Identify the portions of the paper you revised by using bold or colored font or asterisks (*), and explain how you incorporated the feedback from your instructor and peer reviewer. Also indicate, with bold or colored font or asterisks (*), the suggestions you did not incorporate into your paper. Explain your reasons.

  23. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com COM 120 Week 9 Assignment: Final Persuasive Essay (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment: Final Persuasive Essay• Resource: Appendix A and Appendix I• Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum• Proofread your Final Persuasive Essay using the Final Persuasive Essay Checklist. If you cannot answer yes to an item on the list, make the correction before submitting the paper to your instructor.

  24. COM 120 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com The Best way to predict the Future is to create it.....To Best way.... www.tutorialrank.com

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