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COM 220 Entire Course For more classes
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CheckPoint Research Paper Topic COM 220 Week 1
Assignment Assignment Bias, Rhetorical Devices,
and Argumentation COM 220 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ
2 COM 220 Week 2 Checkpoint Gathering and
Evaluating Information COM 220 Week 3 Checkpoint
Annotated Bibliography COM 220 Week 3 COM 220
Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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COM 220 Week 1 Assignment Assignment Bias,
Rhetorical Devices, and Argumentation For more
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Bias, Rhetorical Devices, and Argumentation Due
Day 7 Individual forum Resources American
Rhetoric Web site and Bias, Rhetorical Devices,
and Argumentation Listen to the speech
at http//www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/m
oviespeechcitizenkane2.html by clicking the
Windows Media Video link or the Audio mp3 link,
or read the transcript of the speech. Write a
minimum 500-word response to the following
questions
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COM 220 Week 1 CheckPoint Research Paper
Topic For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com
CheckPoint Research Paper Topic Resources
Appendix A, Appendix C, and the Center for
Writing Excellence Grammar Guide. Review
Appendix C. Select a topic for your research
paper. Here are possible topic selections Affirma
tive Action Colonization Consumerism Culture Drugs
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COM 220 Week 2 Checkpoint Gathering and
Evaluating Information For more classes
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and Evaluating Information Due Day 5
Individual forum Resources Finding,
Evaluating, and Utilizing Credible Information
Bias, Rhetorical Devices, and Argumentation the
University Library Interactive Tutorial the
Center for Writing Excellence and Appendix D
Complete the University Library tutorial Log on
to your student Web site. Click on the Library
tab. Click on University Library. Under Library
Services, click View the Research Tutorial.
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COM 220 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more classes
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DQ 1 Due Day 2 Main forum Post your response
to the following Where do you normally find
information for topics that interest you? How do
you know when sources are reliable? Explain
your answers. DQ 2 Due Day 4 Main forum
Post your response to the following Review the
following Internet and University Library sources.
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COM 220 Week 3 Assignment Quoting, Summarizing,
and Paraphrasing Sources For more classes
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Summarizing, and Paraphrasing Sources Due Day 7
Individual forum Resources Finding,
Evaluating, and Utilizing Credible Information
Appropriate Style Guidelines Appendix D and
Appendix E. Navigate to Grammar and Writing
Guides in the Center for Writing Excellence
Read Plagiarism Using Direct Quotations
Understanding Paraphrase and Summary
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COM 220 Week 4 Checkpoint Developing a Thesis
Statement For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com CheckPoint Developing a Thesis Statement
Due Day 3 Individual forum Resources Stages
of the Research Process Bias, Rhetorical
Devices, and Argumentation Organizing Your
Research Paper the Time Web site and the
Center for Writing Excellence Review A Nation
Apart at http//www.time.com/time/magazine/article
/0,9171,1862596,00.html. Consider the
strategies Simon Elegant used in his article to
support his thesis with compelling arguments and
counterarguments.
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COM 220 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more classes
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Due Day 2 Main forum Read A Nation Apart
at http//www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,917
1,1862596,00.html Post your response to the
following Identify the thesis statement in the
article A Nation Apart. What strategies does the
author use to formulate his argument? What makes
the arguments so viable and compelling? DQ 2
Due Day 4 Main forum Post your response to
the following How does the author of A Nation
Apart organize
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COM 220 Week 5 Assignment Incorporating
Statistics, Graphs, and Illustrations For more
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Incorporating Statistics, Graphs, and
Illustrations Due Day 7 Individual forum
Resources Incorporating Statistics, Graphs, and
Illustrations Creating Tables tutorial and Axia
Colleges Writing Style Handbook Review
Incorporating Statistics, Graphs, and
Illustrations on the student Web site the
Microsoft Word tutorial Creating Tables and Ch.
1 of Axia Colleges Writing Style Handbook.
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COM 220 Week 5 CheckPoint Full Sentence
Outline For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.co
m CheckPoint Full-Sentence Outline Due Day 4
Individual forum Resources Organizing Your
Research Paper and Bias, Rhetorical Devices,
and Argumentation Review the criteria for
full-sentence outlines in Organizing Your
Research Paper on the student Web site. Create
a full-sentence outline that includes effective
arguments and counterarguments
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COM 220 Week 6 CheckPoint Introduction and
Conclusion For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
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Due Day 3 Individual forum Resource Drafting
Your Research Paper Consider the components of
an effective introduction and an effective
conclusion outlined in Drafting Your Research
Paper. Write an introduction for your research
paper that draws in readers. Write a conclusion
for your research paper that wraps up your paper.
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COM 220 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more classes
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DQ 1 Due Day 2 Main forum Review the sections
on introductions and conclusions in the reading
Drafting Your Research Paper on the student Web
site. Post your response to the following What
type of introduction and what type of conclusion
do you plan to write for your research paper? How
does the introduction draw readers into your
argument
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COM 220 Week 7 Assignment Peer Review
Workshop For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.c
om Assignment Peer Review Workshop Due Day 7
Individual forum Resources Giving
Constructive Feedback tutorial and Appendix G
Review the Giving Constructive Feedback tutorial
at Perform a peer review of a classmates rough
draft. The instructor will place this in your
Individual forum on Day 4. Fill in each block of
the Peer Review Checklist in Appendix G.
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COM 220 Week 7 Checkpoint Rough draft of the
Research paper For more classes
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Draft of the Research Paper Due Day 3
Individual forum Resources Drafting Your
Research Paper, full-sentence outline of your
research paper the introduction and conclusion
for your research paper the assignment Incorporat
ing Statistics, Graphs, and Illustrations Study
Guide Web site and Appendix F
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COM 220 Week 8 Checkpoint Research Paper
Revision For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.c
om CheckPoint Research Paper Revision Due Day
7 Individual forum Resources Revising Your
Research Paper and peer review of your paper
Write a 200- to 300-word response to the
following What feedback did you receive from the
CWE, your peer reviewer, and your instructor? Expl
ain what feedback you will incorporate and what
feedback you will not incorporate into your
paper. Include a rationale for your choices.
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COM 220 Week 8 Checkpoint Writing Skills
Assessment For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
.com CheckPoint Writing Skills Assessment Due
Day 5 Individual forum Consider the
following You will continue to complete academic
writing assignments throughout your college
career. As you complete the Writing Skills
Assessment and review the feedback, use the
information to determine your writing strengths
and to note areas that need improvement.
Complete the Writing Assessment on the student
Web site.
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COM 220 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more classes
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DQ 1 Due Day 2 Main forum Post your response
to the following What was your experience with
the Center for Writing Excellence (CWE) in the
past? In addition to the CWE, what other
writing tools are available for revising a
research paper? How can you become your
own editor and review your writing with a
critical eye? DQ 2 Due Day 4 Main forum
Post your response to the following What
strategies do you use for revising a paper?
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COM 220 Week 9 Capstone Checkpoint For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Capstone
CheckPoint Due Day 4 Individual forum Write
a 200- to 300-word response to the following
questions Now that you have finished your
research paper, what advice would you provide to
students starting this course? What would you do
differently if you were just starting the course?
On what would you focus more? On what would you
focus less? Explain your answers.
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COM 220 Week 9 Final Project Persuasive Research
Paper For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com
Final Project Persuasive Research Paper Due
Day 7 Individual forum Resources Appendix A
and Appendix H Use the checklist in Appendix H
to proofread your final draft. If you cannot
answer yes to an item in the proofreading
checklist, revise your paper accordingly.
Construct a persuasive research paper in 2,000 to
2,500 words, formatted according to Axia-style
guidelines. Include the following
elements Title page
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COM 275 Article Rebuttal Paper For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Write a 350- to
700-word rebuttal to the article using valid
arguments and supporting data. In your rebuttal,
offer an analysis in which you do the
following Analyze the reliability, credibility,
and validity of the data used by the author.
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