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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 COM 120 Week 3 DQs COM 120 Week 4 Assignment: Full Sentence Outline, Thesis Statement, and Working Reference List COM 120 Week 4 CheckPoint: Paragraphs COM 120 Week 5 CheckPoint: Formatting PART 1 of 2 COM 120 Week 5 CheckPoint: Formatting PART 2 of 2 COM 120 Week 5 DQs COM 120 Week 6 CheckPoint: Introductions and Conclusions COM 120 Week 6 Assignment: Rough Draft of Persuasive Essay COM 120 Week 7 CheckPoint: Peer Review- Appendix H COM 120 Week 7 DQs – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: COM 120 Academic Coachuophelp


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COM 120 Course Tutorial
  • For more course tutorials visit
  • www.uophelp.com

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COM 120 Course Tutorial
  • COM 120 Entire Course
  • COM 120 Capstone Discussion Question
  • 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
  • COM 120 Week 3 DQs
  • COM 120 Week 4 Assignment Full Sentence Outline,
    Thesis Statement,
  • Capstone 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 Course Tutorial
  • COM 120 Week 1 CheckPoint Persuasive Essay Topic
  • COM 120 Week 1 DQs
  • CheckPoint Persuasive Essay TopicAppendix 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
  • Discussion Question 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

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COM 120 Course Tutorial
  • COM 120 Week 1 Grammar Exercise 1
  • COM 120 Week 2 Assignment Persuasive Essay
  • COM 120 Week 1 Grammar Exercise 1
  • Assignment Persuasive Essay CharacteristicsIn 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

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COM 120 Course Tutorial
  • COM 120 Week 2 CheckPoint Brainstorming Techniques
  • COM 120 Week 3 CheckPoint Thesis Statements
  • CheckPoint Brainstorming TechniquesIn
    traditional brainstorming, individuals or groups
    of people compile ideas on a topic but do not
    evaluate or organize the ideas presented. In
    contrast, mind-mapping (also called concept
    mapping) visually places the thoughts into
    categories. Resources Appendix B and Ch. 15
    (pp. 252268)
  • CheckPoint Thesis StatementsCourse Syllabus
    Page 12 COM 120COM 120 Effective Persuasive
    WritingA 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

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COM 120 Course Tutorial
  • COM 120 Week 3 DQs
  • COM 120 Week 4 Assignment Full Sentence Outline,
  • Discussion Question 1Writing 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.
  • Assignment Full Sentence Outline, Thesis
    Statement, and Working Reference ListBefore 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

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COM 120 Course Tutorial
  • COM 120 Week 4 CheckPoint Paragraphs
  • COM 120 Week 4 Grammar Exercise 2
  • CheckPoint ParagraphsOften, 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
  • COM 120 Week 4 Grammar Exercise 2

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COM 120 Course Tutorial
  • COM 120 Week 5 CheckPoint Formatting PART 1 of 2
  • COM 120 Week 5 CheckPoint Formatting PART 2 of 2
  • CheckPoint 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 areas1. Font2. Paragraphs
  • CheckPoint 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 areas1. Font

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COM 120 Course Tutorial
  • COM 120 Week 5 DQs
  • COM 120 Week 6 Assignment Rough Draft
  • Discussion Question 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
  • Assignment Rough Draft of Persuasive EssayBe
    sure to submit a Rough Draft of your Persuasive
    Essay that is complete enough for the instructor
    to provide constructive feedback. Resource
    Appendix A Due Date Day 7 Individual forum
    Submit a Rough Draft of your Persuasive Essay,
    Post the paper as an attachment.

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COM 120 Course Tutorial
  • COM 120 Week 6 CheckPoint Introductions and
    Conclusions
  • COM 120 Week 7 CheckPoint Peer Review- Appendix H
  • CheckPoint Introductions and ConclusionsAn
    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
  • CheckPoint Peer ReviewAs 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 Course Tutorial
  • COM 120 Week 7 DQs
  • COM 120 Week 8 Assignment Commonly Misused Words
  • Discussion Question 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?
  • Assignment Commonly Misused WordsOne 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 120COM 120 Effective
    Persuasive Writing

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COM 120 Course Tutorial
  • COM 120 Week 8 CheckPoint Revised Rough Draft
  • COM 120 Week 9 Assignment Final Persuasive Essay
  • CheckPoint 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
  • 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.

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COM 120 Course Tutorial
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