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COM 120 Capstone Discussion Question
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 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
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COM 120 Week 1 CheckPoint Persuasive Essay Topic
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
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COM 120 Week 1 DQs
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? Post
your response to this question How do you think
writing for college courses will differ from the
kind of writing you have done in the past?
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COM 120 Week 1 Grammar Exercise 1
COM 120 Week 1 Grammar Exercise 1
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COM 120 Week 2 Assignment Persuasive Essay
Characteristics
In 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 persuasive essays.
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COM 120 Week 3 CheckPoint Thesis Statements
A 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 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.
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COM 120 Week 3 DQs
Writing 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 automatically unifies the paragraph.
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COM 120 Week 4 Assignment Full Sentence Outline,
Thesis Statement, and Working Reference List
Before 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.
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COM 120 Week 4 CheckPoint Paragraphs
Often, 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.
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COM 120 Week 4 Grammar Exercise 2
COM 120 Week 4 Grammar Exercise 2
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COM 120 Week 5 CheckPoint Formatting PART 2 of 2
1. Font 2. Paragraphs 3. Spacing 4. Title Page 5.
Margins
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COM 120 Week 5 CheckPoint Formatting PART 1 of 2
Identify specific APA formatting errors in the
text contained in Appendix G. Look for errors
in the following areas 1. Font 2. Paragraphs 3.
Spacing 4. Title Page
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COM 120 Week 5 DQs
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 Assignment Rough Draft of
Persuasive Essay
Be sure to submit a Rough Draft of your
Persuasive Essay that is complete enough for the
instructor to provide constructive feedback.
Due Date Day 7 Individual forum
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COM 120 Week 6 CheckPoint Introductions and
Conclusions
An 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.
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COM 120 Week 7 CheckPoint Peer Review- Appendix
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As 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.
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COM 120 Week 7 DQs
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?
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COM 120 Week 8 Assignment Commonly Misused Words
One 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/bria
ns/errors/
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COM 120 Week 8 CheckPoint Revised Rough Draft
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.
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COM 120 Week 9 Assignment Final Persuasive Essay
Submit your Final Persuasive Essay. It should
be 1,400-1,500 words in length, formatted
according to APA guidelines, and contain the
following elements 1. An introduction and a
thesis statement 2. A body with supporting
evidence and in-text citations 3. A conclusion
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