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COM 120 Course Tutorial

• COM 120 Entire Course

• COM 120 Capstone Discussion Question

• 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
• COM 120 Week 3 CheckPoint Thesis Statements
• COM 120 Week 3 DQs
• COM 120 Week 4 Assignment Full Sentence Outline,
  Thesis Statement,

• 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.

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COM 120 Course Tutorial

• COM 120 Week 1 CheckPoint Persuasive Essay Topic

• COM 120 Week 1 DQs

• 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

• 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 Due Date Day
  4 post to the Main forum

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COM 120 Course Tutorial

• COM 120 Week 1 Grammar Exercise 1

• COM 120 Week 2 Assignment Persuasive Essay

• COM 120 Week 1 Grammar Exercise 1

• Assignment Persuasive Essay CharacteristicsIn a
  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
  evidence that is accurate and trustworthy. In
  this assignment, you will have an opportunity to
  evaluate the strategies other writers use to
  write

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• COM 120 Week 2 CheckPoint Brainstorming Techniques

• COM 120 Week 3 CheckPoint Thesis Statements

• 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. 252268)

• 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 concise manner regarding
  your intention

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• COM 120 Week 3 DQs

• COM 120 Week 4 Assignment Full Sentence Outline,

• 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.

• 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.Although
  you are required to provide your thesis statement

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• COM 120 Week 4 CheckPoint Paragraphs

• 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 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

• COM 120 Week 4 Grammar Exercise 2

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COM 120 Course Tutorial

• COM 120 Week 5 CheckPoint Formatting PART 1 of 2

• COM 120 Week 5 CheckPoint Formatting PART 2 of 2

• 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 areas1. Font2. Paragraphs

• 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 areas1. Font

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• COM 120 Week 5 DQs

• COM 120 Week 6 Assignment Rough Draft

• 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?3.
  Discussion Question 2 Due Date Day 4 Main
  forum Post your response to this question What
  is some advice you can provide to help other
  students avoid plagiarism

• 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,
  Post the paper as an attachment.

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• COM 120 Week 6 CheckPoint Introductions and
  Conclusions

• COM 120 Week 7 CheckPoint Peer Review- Appendix H

• 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.
  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

• 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 Due Date Day 5 Individual forum

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• COM 120 Week 7 DQs

• COM 120 Week 8 Assignment 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 Due
  Date Day 4 Main forum Post your response to
  these questions What are some advantagesfor
  both the reviewer and writerof peer reviews? How
  would you encourage a reluctant peer reviewer?

• 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

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• COM 120 Week 8 CheckPoint Revised Rough Draft

• COM 120 Week 9 Assignment Final Persuasive Essay

• 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

• 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.

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