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• COM 120 Capstone Discussion Question (UOP)

• COM 120 Entire Course (UOP)

• Capstone Discussion Question Due Date Day 3
  Main forum Post your response to these
  questions How did using a formal writing process

• COM 120 Week 1 CheckPoint Persuasive Essay Topic
• COM 120 Week 1 DQs
• COM 120 Week 2 CheckPoint Brainstorming
  Techniques

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COM 120 Week 1 CheckPoint Persuasive Essay Topic
(UOP)
COM 120 Week 1 DQs (UOP)
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.
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
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COM 120 Week 1 Grammar Exercise 1 (UOP)
COM 120 Week 2 Assignment Persuasive Essay
Characteristics (UOP)
COM 120 Week 1 Grammar Exercise 1 
persuasive essay, the writer assumes a position
on a subjectwhich your text refers to as taking
a standand then tries to persuade his/her
readers to agree with that position by supplying
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COM 120 Week 2 CheckPoint Brainstorming
Techniques (UOP)
COM 120 Week 3 CheckPoint Thesis Statements (UOP)
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.
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 papers introduction, the thesis
informs readers in a con
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COM 120 Week 3 DQs (UOP)
COM 120 Week 4 Assignment Full Sentence Outline,
Thesis Statement, and Working (UOP)
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
Assignment Full Sentence Outline, Thesis
Statement, and Working Reference ListBefore you
write a first draft of your Persuasive Essay
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COM 120 Week 4 CheckPoint Paragraphs (UOP)
COM 120 Week 4 Grammar Exercise 2 (UOP)
  COM 120 Week 4 Grammar Exercise 2
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
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COM 120 Week 5 CheckPoint Formatting PART 1 of 2
(UOP)
COM 120 Week 5 CheckPoint Formatting PART 2 of 2
(UOP)
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
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
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COM 120 Week 5 DQs (UOP)
COM 120 Week 6 Assignment Rough Draft of
Persuasive Essay (UOP)
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
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?
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COM 120 Week 6 CheckPoint Introductions and
Conclusions (UOP)
COM 120 Week 7 CheckPoint Peer Review- Appendix
H (UOP)
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.
CheckPoint Introductions and ConclusionsAn
effective introduction serves to arouse a
readers interest. Starting a paper with In this
paper, I will is the surest route to boredom
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COM 120 Week 7 DQs (UOP)
COM 120 Week 8 Assignment Commonly Misused Words
(UOP)
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
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
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COM 120 Week 8 CheckPoint Revised Rough Draft
(UOP)
COM 120 Week 9 Assignment Final Persuasive Essay
(UOP)
Assignment Final Persuasive Essay Resource
Appendix A and Appendix I Due Date Day 7
Individual forum
  CheckPoint Revised Rough Draft Due Date Day
4 Individual forum Revise the Rough Draft of
your Persuasive Essay.
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