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COM 120 Capstone Discussion Question For more
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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 Entire Course For more classes
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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, and Working Reference List
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COM 120 Week 1 CheckPoint Persuasive Essay
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m   CheckPoint Persuasive Essay Topic Appendix 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.
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COM 120 Week 1 DQs For more classes
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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 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 For more
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1 Grammar Exercise 1
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COM 120 Week 2 Assignment Persuasive Essay
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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
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ckPoint Thesis Statements Course Syllabus Page
12 COM 120 COM 120 Effective Persuasive Writing 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 For more classes
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1 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
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ignment 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. Although you are
required to provide your thesis statement at the
top of this outline guide, the thesis itself will
be part of the introduction when you write your
paper. Resources Appendix D and Appendix E
Due Date Day 7 Individual forum
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COM 120 Week 4 CheckPoint Paragraphs   For more
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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. In this
CheckPoint, you will determine the kinds of
supporting paragraphs that are best suited for
your thesis statement.
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COM 120 Week 4 Grammar Exercise 2 For more
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COM 120 Week 5 CheckPoint Formatting PART 2 of
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eckPoint Formatting Resources Appendix F,
Appendix G, and Sample APA paper
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Due Date Day 5 Individual forum 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 5. Margins
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eckPoint 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 areas 1. Font 2. Paragraphs 3.
Spacing 4. Title Page 5. Margins
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COM 120 Week 5 DQs For more classes
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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
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COM 120 Week 5 DQs For more classes
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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
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COM 120 Week 6 CheckPoint Introductions and
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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. A writer can
begin a paper in many ways with a definition, a
quotation, an anecdote, an interesting or
controversial statement, a question, or a
directly stated thesis. Sometimes, it is also
necessary to include background information for
the reader.
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COM 120 Week 7 CheckPoint Peer Review- Appendix
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CheckPoint Peer Review 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. Resource Appendix
H Due Date Day 5 Individual forum
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  COM 120 Week 7 DQs For more classes
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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?
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COM 120 Week 8 Assignment Commonly Misused
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m   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/brians/errors/ Course
Syllabus Page 20 COM 120 COM 120 Effective
Persuasive Writing For example, if you chose the
word pair accept and except, you might use this
memory strategy
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COM 120 Week 8 CheckPoint Revised Rough Draft
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ckPoint 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
you did not incorporate into your paper. Explain
your reasons. Submit the Revised Rough Draft of
your Persuasive Essay (posted as an attachment)
and the Peer Review Checklist.  
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COM 120 Week 9 Assignment Final Persuasive
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m   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. 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
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