COM 120 COM120 COM/120 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

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COM 120 COM120 COM/120 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

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

COM 120 Week 8 Assignment: Commonly Misused Words

COM 120 Week 8 CheckPoint: Revised Rough Draft

COM 120 Capstone Discussion Question

COM 120 Week 9 Assignment: Final Persuasive Essay

COM 120 Week 1 Grammar Exercise 1

COM 120 Week 4 Grammar Exercise 2

COM 120 COM120 COM/120 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

COM 120 Week 1 CheckPoint: Persuasive Essay Topic

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. 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
COM 120 Effective Persuasive Writing
• Resources: Appendix A; Ch. 9 (pp.131-151) in The Bedford Guide for College Writers (7th ed.); Taking a Stand section of the book companion Web site at http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/bedguide/
• Due Date: Day 4 [post to the Individual forum]
• Select a topic for your Persuasive Essay from the list in Appendix A, or suggest another topic. Submit it for the instructor’s approval.
• Post your response to these questions: Why did you select this topic? In what ways would this topic be a good choice for a Persuasive Essay?

COM 120 COM120 COM/120 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

COM 120 Week 1 DQs

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]
• 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?

COM 120 COM120 COM/120 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

COM 120 Week 2 CheckPoint: Brainstorming Techniques

CheckPoint: Brainstorming Techniques
In 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. 252–268) and Ch. 16 (pp. 269-282) in The Bedford Guide for College Writers.
• Due Date: Day 3 [Individual] forum
• Use either the circular or linear map template to organize your ideas for the selected topic for your Persuasive Essay.
• Post your map (submitted as an attachment) and your response to these questions: How can you narrow your topic to a single spoke or to a sub-header of a spoke on the map? How does this type of prewriting activity prepare you for outlining?