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• COM 155 (VER 4) Appendix E

• COM 155 (VER 4) Appendix F

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• Appendix F
• Summary, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation
• Review the four paragraphs below. There is one
  paragraph matching each of the following types
  summary, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
  Once you have read each paragraph, complete the
  following chart to identify the type of paragraph
  for each.

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• Appendix E
• Sentence Correction and Changes in Writing
• Review the following sentences. Some of them are
  correct, whereas others contain an error with a
  commonly confused word.
• Identify those with errors by marking each of the
  errors in bold. Make the correction in
  parentheses after the error.

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• COM 155 (VER 4) Assignment Identifying Errors in
  Writing

• COM 155 (VER 4) Assignment Sentence Structure
  Review

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• Appendix D
• Identify Twenty Errors in the Passage Below
• Review the passage below, which contains 20
  errors. Identify these errors by marking each of
  the errors in bold, and make your correction in
  parentheses after the error.

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• Appendix B
• Sentence Structure Review
• Each of the following sentences has one
  grammatical error. The errors are in one of the
  following four categories subjectverb
  agreement, run-on sentence, verb form and tense,
  or sentence fragment.
• Read each of the sentences and write the type of
  error found in the space provided.

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• COM 155 (VER 4) Entire Course

• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 1 DQs Set 1 (5 DQs)

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• COM 155 Week 1 DQs Set 1 (5 DQs)
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• COM 155 Week 1 DQs Set 2
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• COM 155 Week 2 Writing Process Assignment
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• COM 155 Week 2 DQs
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• COM 155 Week 2 Homework
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• COM 155 Week 3 DQs

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• Discussion Question 1
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• Review the information provided in Ch. 6 of
  Writing for Success. Do you think that paying
  attention to your audience, purpose, and content
  improves the influence of your writing? Why or
  why not?

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• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 1 DQs Set 2

• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 2 DQs

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• DQ 1 List at least one of the serious writing
  errors identified on p. 385 and identify how such
  an error could negatively affect your writing
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• DQ 2 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.

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• COM 155 Week 2 DQs 
• DQ1
• Is your past writing different from what you
  anticipate you will be doing in this course? In
  what ways? Do you think your writing will improve
  as a result of this course? Why or why not?
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• Week 2 DQ2
• Review the steps in the prewriting phase of essay
  writing. How important do you think prewriting is
  to the success of an essay? Can you skip the
  prewriting phase? Why or why not?

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• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 2 Homework

• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 2 Writing Process Assignment

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• 1. Assignment Verb Practice
• Resource Weekly Readings
• Write 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

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• Choose one of the following scenarios
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• Imagine that you are teaching English in a local
  high school.
• Imagine that you are the parent or friend of a
  student having to write a series of essays for a
  high school English class.
• Imagine that you are a teaching assistant for a
  high school English class, and you want to help
  fellow students succeed.

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• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 3 DQs

• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 4 Appendix D Selecting Topic
  Brainstorming

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• COM 155 Week 3 DQs
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• Week 3 DQ 1  
• In what situations are compare-and-contrast
  essays effective? When would that style be
  ineffective? What is the difference? Explain.
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• Week 3 DQ2 
• There are two basic organizational methods for a
  compare-and-contrast essay. Do you think one is a
  stronger method, or are they situational? Why?

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• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 4 Appendix D Selecting Topic
  Brainstorming

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• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 4 DQs

• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 4 video transcript

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• COM 155 Week 4 DQs
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• Week 4 DQ1
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• What are some of the prewriting techniques you
  have used? How and why did they work? If they did
  not work, what do you think you will do
  differently this time? Why?

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• COM/155 University Composition and
  Communication I
• Week 4 Video Transcription

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• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 5 DQ

• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 5 Homework

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• COM 155 Week 5 DQs
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• Week 5 DQ1 
• What components are needed to develop a clear and
  concise thesis statement?
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• Week 5 DQ2 
• Why do you think it is important for a thesis
  statement to be only one declarative sentence
  with 25 words or fewer? Do you agree or disagree
  with this writing technique?

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• Sample content
• Assignment Pronoun Practice
• 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 (VER 4) Week 5 Thesis Statement

• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 6 Appendix F Outline Thesis
  Guide

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• Resource Appendix E, located on the student
  website
• Write a single declarative thesis sentence in no
  more than 25 words that summarizes the main idea
  and intent of your essay.
• Use pronouns correctly.
• Post your thesis statement for your instructors
  approval and feedback.

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• Resource Appendix F
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• Complete a topic outline for your academic essay.
  The outline should be based on the topic chosen
  in Week Four and will help you complete the final
  paper in Week Nine.
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• Include at least three main points (I, II, III)
  related to your chosen topic from Appendix D.
  Include at least two subpoints (A, B) under each
  main point.

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• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 6 DQs

• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 6 Homework

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• COM 155 Week 6 DQs
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• Week 6 DQ1
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• Are there any instances in your personal or
  professional life when you create or use an
  outline? How is this useful?
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• Assignment Adjectives, Adverbs, and Comparisons
• Resource Weekly Readings
• Use at least five adverbs and five
  adjectives to write a 150- to 300-word review of
  a movie, sporting event, musical performance, or
  television show.
• Bold each adverb.
• Underline each adjective.

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• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 7 DQs

• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 7 Homework

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• COM 155 Week 7 DQs
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• Week 7 DQ1
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• Identify an introductory technique that could be
  used to grab the readers attention and showcase
  the main idea. Why did you select this technique?
  Where would it be useful? Where might it not work?

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• Sample content
• Assignment Paragraphs and Topic Sentences
• In a total of 200 words, write two paragraphs
  with about how interest rates affect our
  purchasing decisions.
• Identify the topic sentence in each by
  underlining it.
• Post your assignment as a Microsoft Word
  attachment in the Assignments link by Week Seven
  Day 6.

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• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 7 Rough Draft

• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 8 DQs

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• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 7 Rough Draft

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• COM 155 Week 8 DQs 
• Week 8 DQ1 
• As you revise your essay, what important
  components should you look for?
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• Week 8 DQ2 
• What is the difference between revising and
  editing? Which do you struggle with the most? Why
  is it difficult to do both at once? Which should
  be done first and why?

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• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 9 DQs

• COM 155 (VER 4) Week 9 Final Deconstructing the
  Controversy between Online and Traditional
  Education

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• COM 155 Week 9 DQs
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• Week 9 DQ1
• What types or sources of feedback do you find
  most effective as you work toward completing your
  final paper? Why?
• Week 9 DQ2
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• Which university resources have you been using to
  help you be a more effective student? How might
  those resources help you be more effective in
  your next course?

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• Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word final draft of your
  compare-and-contrast essay. Include the following
  elements in your essay
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• An introduction paragraph that includes your
  thesis statement 
• At least three body paragraphs 
• Appropriate transitions within and between
  paragraphs 
• A conclusion paragraph

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