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COM 155 Course Tutorial

• COM 155 Entire Course

• COM 155 Week 1 Assignment Sentence Structure

• COM 155 Week 1 DQS
• COM 155 Week 1 Assignment Sentence Structure
  Review- Appendix B
• COM 155 Week 2 Assignment Verb Practice
• COM 155 Week 2 DQs
• COM 155 Week 3 DQs
• COM 155 Week 3 Assignment Identifying Errors in
  Writing- Appendix D

• Assignment Sentence Structure Review
  Resource Appendix B Read Appendix B. Review
  the eight sentences. Identify which of the four
  errors, if any, is present in each sentence.

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COM 155 Course Tutorial

• COM 155 Week 1 DQS

• COM 155 Week 2 Assignment Verb Practice

• Discussion Questions
• List at least one of the serious writing errors
  identified on p. 385 and identify how such an
  error could negatively affect your writing.
• Identify which of the four most serious writing
  errors listed on p. 385 you find challenging to
  overcome in your own writing. State a method to
  avoid this error.

• DUE DATE Day 4 (Thursday)Resource Weekly
  ReadingsWrite five sentences about the role of
  education in successful financial planning, in
  which you correctly use a different verb tense in
  each sentence.Mark each verb used in bold and,
  in parentheses, identify the specific tense
  used.Post your submission as an attachment

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COM 155 Course Tutorial

• COM 155 Week 2 DQs

• COM 155 Week 3 Assignment Identifying Errors

• Discussion Questions
• How might a potential employer evaluate your
  writing if you did not use proper verb tenses?
  Why?
• Identify the five trouble spots located on pp.
  436446 to help avoid making mistakes in
  subject-verb agreement. Which mistake do you
  think is the worst? Why?
• This week, we discussed verb usage by focusing on
  subjectverb agreement and verb tenses.

• 5. Assignment Identifying Errors in Writing
  Resource Appendix D Review the passage in
  Appendix D.o The passage has 20 errors related
  to the concepts covered in Ch. 3741.o Mark each
  of the errors in bold and make the correction in
  parentheses after the error.

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COM 155 Course Tutorial

• COM 155 Week 3 DQs

• COM 155 Week 4 Assignment Sentence Correction

• Discussion Questions
• Often, students rely on improper punctuation and
  capitalization because of the popularity and
  convenience of sending text messages. In academic
  writing, however, you must strive to use
  appropriate punctuation and capitalization. Why
  do you need to use appropriate punctuation,
  including plurals and possessives, in your
  writing?

• Assignment Sentence Correction and Changes in
  WritingDUE DATE Day 4 (Thursday) Resources
  Weekly Readings and Appendix E This assignment
  has three distinct parts.o First, determine
  whether the sample sentences in Appendix E are
  correct. If it is not correct, make the
  correction

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• COM 155 Week 4 DQs

• COM 155 Week 5 Assignment Pronoun Practice

• Discussion Questions
• Writing errors, such as those identified in the
  readings for this week, may influence the way a
  reader interprets your writing. A résumé that is
  marred by grammatical errors, for example, may
  prevent a job candidate from progressing to the
  interview stage. Do you think it is appropriate
  for people to be judged based on their writing?
  Explain your answer.

• Assignment Pronoun Practice
• DUE DATE Day 7 (Sunday)
• Resource Weekly Readings
• Write several sentences describing a recent
  interaction with a friend or family member about
  personal finance or credit cards. This
  interaction may be imagined or real.
• Use at least five different pronouns in your
  sentences.

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• COM 155 Week 5 DQs

• COM 155 Week 6 Assignment Review - Adjectives,
  Adverbs

• Discussion Questions
• Write six original sentences in which pronouns
  are used in a consistent manner. What strategies
  might a writer use to ensure pronouns are used
  effectively?
• Rewrite the first sentence of Ch. 27 in your own
  words. Identify the three basic types of pronouns
  mentioned on pp. 495 496. Explain why using
  pronouns may help make your writing more
  effective.

• Assignment Review Adjectives, Adverbs, and
  Comparisons
• DUE DATE Day 4 (Thursday)
• Resource Weekly Readings
• Use at least five adverbs and five adjectives to
  write a brief review of a movie, sporting event,
  musical performance, or television show.
• Bold each adverb.

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COM 155 Course Tutorial

• COM 155 Week 6 DQs

• COM 155 Week 7 Assignment

• Discussion Questions
• Review pp. 517520. Describe your experience with
  credit and credit cards in a brief paragraph
  using at least five adverbs and five adjectives
  in your description. Bold the adverbs and
  underline the adjectives. What is the most
  effective way to determine whether a word is an
  adjective or an adverb?

• Assignment Paragraphs and Topic Sentences
• DUE DATE Day 7 (Sunday)
• Write two paragraphs about how interest rates
  affect our purchasing decisions.
• Identify the topic sentence in each by
  underlining it.
• Post your paper as an attachment

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COM 155 Course Tutorial

• COM 155 Week 7 DQs

• COM 155 Week 8 AssAnalysis, Synthesis, ignment
  Summary

• Discussion Questions Based on the readings in
  Ch. 3, identify key points to keep in mind when
  writing a topic sentence. How might these key
  points help you write effectively? This week,
  you were asked to review the Topic Sentence
  section in the Center for Writing Excellence.
  Using the topic of home ownership versus leasing,
  identify a topic and provide a topic sentence you
  would use in a paragraph about the topic.

• Assignment Summary, Analysis, Synthesis, and
  Evaluation
• DUE DATE Day 4 (Thursday)
• Resource Appendix F
• Read the four sample paragraphs in Appendix F.
• Identify whether the paragraph was a summary,
  analysis, synthesis, or evaluation.

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• COM 155 Week 8 DQs

• Discussion Questions
• Read the summary paragraph on the bottom of p.
  37. Identify the authors goal in writing the
  paragraph. How effectively do you think the
  author met that goal?
• Read the two-paragraph analysis passage on p. 38.
  Identify the purpose of the writing.
• Pages 6 7 of the Guidelines for Writing
  Academic Papers show many different types of
  writing.

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